grave

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“The struggle against corruption remains grave and complex,” he told the party’s top discipline enforcers in January.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The former defense department official who spoke with me expressed grave doubt about an exit strategy and listed “three main concerns.”

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026

"I've already been researching d'Artagnan's grave for 28 years. This could be the highlight of my career," said Dijkman.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said he had spoken with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on "the grave situation in the Gulf region", and promised Pakistan was committed to playing "a constructive role in advancing peace".

From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026

To bury him in the cemetery and at least be able to visit his grave would have been a comfort, but she’d been denied that too.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar