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sombre









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Twelve months ago the mood around Ulster was much more sombre than it has been in recent months.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

King Charles III and Queen Camilla laid flowers at the September 11 Memorial in New York, in a sombre moment during their state visit to the United States.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

The meetings of finance ministers such as the G20 breakfast were sombre affairs.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

Easter celebrations are shaping up to be sombre for Christians in the Middle East.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

Entering that sombre study, I could see just outside the window the brilliant red flames lit in every tree, and beyond, some threatening thunderclouds.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez




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