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
Sadie James from the Sandy Bear bereavement charity believes children can often grieve a number of times for the same person as their understanding changes as they grow older.
From BBC ● May 16, 2026
Making me believe I had no right to grieve, to miss her, to love her, like he did.
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
“We are a first-world country, and speaking as a physician that knows this can be prevented, it grieves me,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 22, 2026
What does it look like when a bird grieves?
From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2025
At 19:26 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his country grieves alongside the UK at this time.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2025
At community meetings, she grieves with locals, alternating between tears and blunt talk.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2025
It grieves me, my son, more than I can tell you to know that you are ill.
From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli
He has also grieved his mother Florence who died in December, speaking at her funeral in Nigeria and, by arrangement with the national team, joined up late with his team-mates before the Six Nations.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 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
At the First Baptist Church, he said, the Eastlands were trying to be respectful as people grieved.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 18, 2026
People on either side of the divide cutting through Libya grieved Wednesday for the head of the country's armed forces, who was killed when his plane crashed in Turkey.
From Barron's ● Dec. 24, 2025
Like Alexander the Great, Francie grieved, being convinced that there were no new worlds to conquer.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
The impulse to replace a deceased lawmaker with a grieving spouse, child, or other family member is faintly absurd.
From Slate ● Jul. 24, 2026
Like all grieving, it is complicated and disordered, and beautifully so.
From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2026
"The sending of such graphic images and financial information to a grieving family who have already been through a very traumatic experience is incomprehensible," it concluded.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
As for Rogue, she is grieving the loss of Gambit, a.k.a.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
William R. Mead had come from New York to stand in for his grieving partner, McKim.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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