mourn
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Among them, “the lasting myth” that Clara “did not mourn her husband, and instead was an adulteress who destroyed scandalous love letters to the young man who was daily at her house.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
"My thoughts are with all of George's family and loved ones as we mourn his passing."
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
“Today, I mourn the 3K lives, 6K injuries, & infrastructural devastation in NYC, perpetrated ignorantly in the name of my faith,” El-Sayed posted on Sept. 11, 2021, 20 years after the attack.
From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2026
The gathering in memory of those who died in the demonstrations came as the Himalayan nation continues to mourn the vast loss of life from devastating floods two weeks ago.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
“God knows, it is natural to mourn your father, but do not let your grief destroy your reason,” pleaded Horatio, taking my hand in his.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
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The Sikh Coalition noted that the DHS post comes as the country mourns the 25th anniversary of 9/11, after which Sikhs were targeted for hate crimes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
The process Ms. Van Erem mourns is the one that never worked.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
"The Bureau of the Emir mourns the great loss to the nation of the late, may God have mercy on him," a statement read.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
And in “Bliss,” she mourns a relationship that could have been: “What hurts the most /Is we almost had it for a moment.”
From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2026
“He mourns her something terrible. He is still in bed recovering. He’s weak, but he’ll survive. Thank the Lord the boys haven’t taken ill.”
From "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson
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Klitschko, a multiple-time heavyweight world champion, on Monday evening mourned the “Heroes” star and his former partner in an emotional tribute shared to Instagram.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
Former Chinese premier Zhu Rongji was mourned on Tuesday with lowered flags and social media commemorations, ahead of a funeral for the reforming trailblazer who died last week at 97.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
Mahalia Jackson died at only 60; at her funeral Belafonte mourned her as “the single most powerful black woman in America.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
At the Small Heaven School in Chitwan district, near Kathmandu, which Purja had once attended, students and staff lit candles and mourned his death.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
He mourned the fact that he could not be a permanent soldier because of his wooden leg, but he could not imagine any career for his sons except the army.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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Community members are expected to gather Thursday evening for a vigil mourning a student who fell to his death at Benjamin Franklin High School.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Parton died last month at the age of 80, plunging her fans into mourning for a singer-songwriter, philanthropist and businesswoman whom many saw as a unifying figure in a divided America.
From Barron's ● Sep. 25, 2026
Bass said five Los Angeles residents had died in the two incidents and said her thoughts were with those mourning their deaths.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
One Briton detained abroad described a "sense of mourning for the life" they previously had, while another said: "It's your freedom you're risking, and once it's gone, it's not easy to get back."
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
The mourning of the hippies, in particular, had an almost anthropological significance.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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