solemn
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But with a quarter-century of hindsight, asking the mayor to remove himself from a solemn commemoration of the greatest tragedy to ever occur in his city is unfathomable.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026
“There was a kind of solemn reverence from everyone,” she said, “the guys who drove the trucks, the riggers, and the people from Port Authority. We felt it.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
While Flynn was careful to maintain a solemn courtroom persona, Satterlee and Hansen were caught smiling for the camera.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
The "deep, solemn" green colour "precisely evokes that period of the liturgical year dedicated to hope and to the safeguarding of creation", he explained.
From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026
With this her solemn bird, and this fair moon,
From New Word-Analysis by William Swinton
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