solace

Mr. Pärt—using small female, male and mixed choirs and divided strings—makes the text hypnotic, a balm even, and on this occasion it proved a sublimely fitting end to programs whose throughline was solace.

The upstart teams can at least take some solace that there’s no way the Chiefs and Bills both win next week.

The Chargers can take solace in that no one is running away with the division.

That, however, offers small solace for Mahan as he makes drinks, hands over takeout food and carefully watches his wallet.

Keenly aware of the violence that roiled around him, as well as the local mob figures that ruled the area, Scorsese found solace in the Catholic Church.