emptiness
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Heraskevych meanwhile told the BBC that being banned only left him feeling "emptiness."
From BBC • Feb. 12, 2026
In sealing the names of the dead within them, the yizkor books refill that emptiness with the promise of memory.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026
"Overnight they became our offices, sanctuaries and emotional anchors," he says, adding that against this backdrop, pushing the Colour of the Year towards "further visual emptiness feels rather tone-deaf".
From BBC • Dec. 19, 2025
When his messages didn’t appear on my phone, I felt a sense of emptiness that only he was able to fill.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 28, 2025
The sense of emptiness was one thing, but the blame and guilt cut through her like a knife.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
Vocabulary lists containing emptiness
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