consolation
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Income investors enjoy one consolation: Costco does intermittently pay out large special dividends, the most recent being in January 2024, when it issued a special payout of $15 a share.
From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026
That’s scant consolation for those hoping to fly somewhere this summer—unless they also happen to own Delta stock.
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
Even a consolation goal was beyond them as Salah saw his second-half penalty saved - a moment Slot admitted "probably sums us up today and probably large parts of our season".
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026
Every criticism of the book is anticipated by the author, whose wry critique is little consolation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
The only consolation in such an arrangement was that joyous mo-merits were shared as well.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
Vocabulary lists containing consolation
Grade 9, List 4
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