mourner
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Another mourner cited the product’s affordability, lamenting that Minute Maid’s frozen juice concentrates were “a must” for households that relied on WIC/SNAP benefits.
From Salon ● Feb. 6, 2026
Mexican mourner Maotzin Contreras-Bejarano in Marchesi, dressed all in black but with her lips painted the famous red, told AFP: "I really wanted to be here, I had to be here."
From Barron's ● Jan. 21, 2026
One mourner called KitKat ‘the best city bodega cat anyone could ever ask for. His lil pet requests meant a lot for some of us.’
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 2, 2025
One mourner wrote: "I had the privilege to teach Chloe. She was such a bubbly, bright and beautiful girl."
From BBC ● Dec. 2, 2024
There were no workmen on the site, only Ralph, a lone mourner.
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
When Zhou died in January 1976, hundreds of thousands of mourners poured into Tiananmen Square with wreaths and poems, a spontaneous outpouring that the ailing Mao’s allies saw as a challenge to their authority.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
During the funeral procession, some mourners shoulted, “Allahu Akbar!” or “God is great.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
President Trump, members of Congress, world leaders, cabinet secretaries and television hosts were among the mourners assembled at the National Cathedral in Washington.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
The family said they had decided to bury Awuche in Tamale instead of Gambaga as the village would have been overwhelmed with mourners.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
She pushed him ahead as they joined the long line of mourners shuffling past the casket.
From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer
