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condolence

[kuhn-doh-luhns] / kənˈdoʊ ləns /


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A small but poignant item: the condolence card sent to Carrie by Samantha Jones, her estranged friend played by Kim Cattrall, who made a brief but impactful appearance in the reboot.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

The CEO of Air Canada has apologised after he was criticised for not speaking French in a condolence video message he released after a collision at LaGuardia airport that killed two pilots.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

Neither he nor his foreign minister, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, signed a condolence book at the Iranian Embassy for the supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

A government spokesman later said Sri Lanka would issue a formal message of condolence regarding all deaths resulting from the conflict, including Iranian state leaders and officials who had been killed.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

First, the actor Ossie Davis and his wife, actress Ruby Dee, read the notes, telegrams and cables of condolence.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey




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