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bereft

[bih-reft] / bɪˈrɛft /


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Think twice before you post on a parents' group Feeling anxious, bereft or excluded is normal, but those feelings don't always require action.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

So bereft is the ideas cupboard that even notoriously mediocre 1990s films are being summoned back to life.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

The town has been left bereft - little wonder Scotland's First Minister John Swinney is due to visit this month, to hear the problems first-hand.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

But warmer oceans are also often bereft of the high-energy prey these juvenile salmon need for rapid growth when they reach the saltwater.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026

Perhaps that is why I felt so bereft when he died.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela




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