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The clan foregathers in Acapulco at Christmas, but I imagine that Domingo spends the holidays waiting to resume the revved-up life and slowed-down death of an operatic hero.

From The Guardian • Jul. 17, 2010

Among the bravos a momentary note of comedy intruded upon the intended tragedy, as is often the way when humanity foregathers on sinister business.

From The Duke's Motto A Melodrama by McCarthy, Justin H. (Justin Huntly)