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grief-stricken

[greef-strik-uhn] / ˈgrifˌstrɪk ən /


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Jota was hugely-popular as a team-mate and player, leaving those at Liverpool grief-stricken.

From BBC May 30, 2026

As the sun set in the grief-stricken Canadian town of Tumbler Ridge on Wednesday, hundreds gathered in a main square, lighting candles for victims of one of the country's worst-ever mass shootings.

From Barron's Feb. 12, 2026

“Our family is completely grief-stricken and shocked over her loss. We’re going to have a very, very difficult time living without her,” said her brother, Tom Marantos.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 9, 2026

“Lately I’ve been learning about alchemy, “ said Chloé Zhao, representing “Hamnet,” her domestic drama about the grief-stricken family life of William Shakespeare.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 8, 2026

The goddess looked up, her face almost as grief-stricken as Thalia’s.

From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan




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