grieve
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As for those who grieve them, “they understand why all this happened.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
Sara and I grieve with the American people over the loss of our dear friend, Senator Lindsey Graham.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 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
As they grieve, many are also seeking answers about the circumstances of the strike and waiting for the sailors' bodies to be returned home.
From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026
“I confess it was conceived in delight, and I grieve to think that it will be born into misery!”
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
Club and country team-mate Jamie George says England will rally around captain Maro Itoje as he grieves the death of his mother.
From BBC ● Jan. 27, 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
He said the whole town "still grieves greatly".
From BBC ● Jan. 23, 2025
More than that, though, he continued, music is Gretchen’s “philosophy” as she grieves her mother and her most reliable “weapon” against the cuckoo people, whose shrill call notably juxtaposes Gretchen’s low-toned theme.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2024
Ten months after Chris’s death, Carine still grieves deeply for her brother.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
He turned down a chance to coach his country in 2006, believing that the busier fixture list at Wasps would suit him better as he grieved the death of his brother.
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026
Montazeri grieved by sitting in front of his mother’s vanity, imagining she was sitting behind the mirror asking him everyday questions about homework or chores.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 27, 2026
He also grieved for the moments he would not be able to share with his parents in the future.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2026
Transport Minister Matteo Salvini, who is from Milan, said he was "grieved" by the accident and called for answers.
From Barron's ● Feb. 27, 2026
When Arthur came to lunch he looked quite grieved when he saw me, and I hadn’t the spirit to try to be cheerful.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
By helping her gather these documents, you’ll be providing a bit of relief and preventing bad surprises when she’s grieving.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
It calls Robert Bush – the director – "shameless" and says he "breached the trust of grieving families".
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
“Our thoughts are with Firefighter Reza’s family, and with every member of this department who is grieving alongside them,” Fire Chief Jaime Moore said in the post.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026
The impulse to replace a deceased lawmaker with a grieving spouse, child, or other family member is faintly absurd.
From Slate ● Jul. 24, 2026
Perhaps it was the unexpected closeness she felt to Scythe Curie after seeing her feed the grieving family and listen—truly listen—to their stories about the man she had gleaned.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
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