grieve
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They added: "George's family have expressed their sincere gratitude to everyone who has supported in the search for George, especially those in Romania, but they now request privacy and time to process and grieve."
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
As fans grieve Jackie, they wonder what’s next for Shadow and the aerie in Big Bear.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
"We appreciate your love and support during this difficult time and ask for privacy as we grieve," he wrote.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
But permit me, as a lifelong MMA fan, to grieve a bit for my favorite sport: the only one I’ve ever truly loved.
From Slate ● Jun. 14, 2026
The police called off the search, put us all in our car, and sent us home to grieve.
From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan
Madonna grieves for her late brother Christopher on Fragile, a delicate song about their childhood, estrangement and reconciliation, that ends with her wishing, "I hope you found a higher ground".
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
Heaney grieves the violence, memorializing its complexity and horror in a poem that can stand with Yeats and Auden.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
At 19:26 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his country grieves alongside the UK at this time.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2025
“This is not how an adult grieves the murder of someone he calls a friend. This is how a four-year-old mourns a goldfish.”
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2025
“It is not my father’s death that grieves me most, but the coldness of my husband.”
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
“Grown-ups gave me positive attention when—as an actor—I failed, got sick, screamed and cried, killed, grieved and suffered,” she wrote.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
“I am profoundly grieved at the loss of my partner and brother,” said attorney John Branca, co-executor of the Michael Jackson estate with McClain.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 2026
In his letter, Altman said he had held off on a public apology to the people of Tumbler Ridge because "time was also needed to respect the community as you grieved".
From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2026
They rebuilt their lives, married, and grieved when they lost loved ones of their own.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 12, 2026
As hard as he tried not to, as deeply as it grieved him, he had to cancel several long-scheduled appearances at big-city rallies.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
"I was still grieving Oscar and now our baby boy Leo was gone too," she said.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
“Our hearts are with his loved ones, and with all of José’s colleagues and friends across NBCUniversal who are grieving this terrible loss.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
Several psychologists were available to consult with grieving children under the care of their parents, an AFP journalist saw.
From Barron's ● Aug. 9, 2026
You may already be grieving the possibility of loss while your brother is still here and while you are actively helping him through his exhaustive cancer treatment.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026
A man with a tuft of white hair comes and stands next to the grieving mother.
From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper
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