condolence
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It has been two years since Ysa’s death, and Ferrante continues to get condolence messages in response to her request.
From Slate ● Jul. 19, 2026
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
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
Last night there had come from him a letter of condolence.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
Rob Jetten, prime minister of the Netherlands, said he had spoken to Merz to convey his condolences after the "act of aggression" and said that the Dutch stood "shoulder to shoulder with our German neighbours".
From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026
Vevek Tandoan, Karmarkar’s father-in-law, said the company sent the family condolences midweek, and that it was coordinating with the Omani navy and Indian Consulate in Dubai to return Karmarkar’s remains.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
“Suspending a search is one of the hardest parts of the job and our condolences are with the families of all involved,” Toczko said in a statement on Wednesday evening.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2026
Even those who opposed Graham politically extended their condolences and stories including former Rep. Adam Kinzinger, Sen. Amy Klobachar and former Republican strategist Tim Miller.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026
And that was a relief too, because it was as if he had been hearing, through their apologies and condolences and cards and flowers and food and tears, something else they weren’t saying.
From "Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story" by Nora Raleigh Baskin
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