comforted
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Dozens of police and emergency responders gathered outside the cordoned-off Debsirin Nonthaburi School on Friday, AFP journalists saw, while parents waited to pick up their children and tearful students and staff comforted each other outside.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
Afterwards, Tommy comforted Yasmin, telling her: "I've got you and that's all I care about."
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
I learned to regulate difficult emotions—sadness, anger, fear—much as I had comforted the wounded child alive within me.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026
He comforted terrified survivors and filled critical information voids by sending continual updates to friends and neighbors as firefighters fought the blaze.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2026
“There was a woman on the train who was quite keen to help them. Stayed with the families at all times, comforted the children. An American woman.”
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
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