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sadness

[sad-nis] / ˈsæd nɪs /


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In a letter sent to party leader Jon Burrows on Sunday, Beattie said it was with "genuine sadness" that he was tendering his resignation with immediate effect.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

Arte, please, listen to your customers, heed your record, recognize the inherent sadness of a 79-year-old man being chased out of his own home.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

For fans, the announcement may not have come as a complete surprise, but it was still met with shock and sadness.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Their reconciliation seems to owe to their sadness about the state of the world—discontents such as the artificial-intelligence revolution and the Gaza war trouble the background—and their nostalgia for the shared fancies of childhood.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

And, in spite of my rock-hard heart and its resolution, I felt a lump of sadness coming up from my chest into my throat.

From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan




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