sad
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“The sad thing is it’s actually an amazing vehicle,” she said about the electric Nikola Tre.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2026
Arriving in New York after a successful West End run—where our critic called it “an ultimately sad and strange tale that nevertheless brimmed with unforced warmth”—the North American premiere features Andrew Durand in the lead.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026
"My mom's been crying a lot, and I'm sad too," an eight-year-old girl who attended the Friday vigil with her aunt told AFP.
From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026
As he gains steady footing on the margin dividing observation and manipulation, aiming the camera at either side, Fielder uncovers something deeply, cosmically sad: Holmes can’t seem to tell the difference between the two.
From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026
“Don’t think about it,” Sean said, his hand on my shoulder, his face sad.
From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
"We were able to find the body; some people couldn't. And that seems even sadder to me," she said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
Just 50 miles from the thriving Somerset grapevines, Phil Collins shows me a much sadder sight.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
Nothing is sadder than to watch people stroll past that memorial as if nothing is out of the ordinary, our civic pride and historical perspective crushed under the weight of indifference.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 11, 2026
He’s a symptom of something older, sadder and far less widespread than the headlines suggest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2025
“Unfortunately, baby,” Grandma said like she was sad for Ernie, and even sadder for Tess.
From "As Brave As You" by Jason Reynolds
In a speech to those in the community centre, King Charles said the disaster "was and always will be, the saddest and most tragic of days imaginable".
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
Chopin’s Prelude in B Minor, which she played at her brother’s funeral, is “the saddest song in the world,” a piece whose lack of resolution is a “testament to the never-ending ways of grief.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
The best documented and maybe saddest story is that of a bear named “Monarch.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Read: Opinion: Running out of money is not the saddest retirement mistake you can make.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
The moose had the saddest eyes of anyone she had ever seen.
From "Raymie Nightingale" by Kate DiCamillo
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