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requiem

[rek-wee-uhm, ree-kwee-, ray-] / ˈrɛk wi əm, ˈri kwi-, ˈreɪ- /


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Perhaps that’s why it doesn’t feel like any kind of celebration as much as an otherworldly requiem for a country that no longer exists.

From Salon ● Jun. 30, 2026

This is a tale of suspense that works even better as a requiem for a small boy and the snowy landscape Smilla refuses to forget.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 12, 2025

She made it feel like a requiem warning for us all.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 9, 2025

On the Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise, Tommy photographed a requiem shark, its body arched in a final act of resistance.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2024

“I caved in. The other day, Nina said she’d noticed all of the requiem masses I’d been listening to. She suggested some others. Here’s the hideous thing.”

From "Feed" by M.T. Anderson




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