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consolation

[kon-suh-ley-shuhn] / ˌkɒn səˈleɪ ʃən /


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Dan Ballard netted a consolation, but the KMI panel said there was no foul by Nordi Mukiele on Matz Sels.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

Red card, consolation pizza for USA soccer fans.

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

Buckingham Palace assiduously avoids being drawn on the political issue of the day, and the king’s interventions are largely reserved for warm words of support for great endeavors or consolation during national tragedies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

Absent that, Donnyland could be an attractive consolation prize.

From Salon • Apr. 30, 2026

But in that case, I would have the consolation of winning my bet, which would bring me four years of the magazine Private Eye.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking




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