mourning
Example Sentences
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Cuba - a longstanding socialist ally of Maduro - has announced two days of national mourning.
From BBC
Her death prompted tributes in France, with President Emmanuel Macron saying the nation was mourning "a legend of the century".
From BBC
After a sea tragedy which left two people dead, with a third still missing, the small East Yorkshire resort of Withernsea is a community in mourning.
From BBC
President Adama Barrow on Friday said The Gambia was in mourning after at least seven people drowned when a boat carrying undocumented migrants capsized off the country's coast.
From Barron's
“The priority today is clearly identification, so that families can begin their mourning,” said Beatrice Pilloud, attorney general for Valais, the Swiss canton where the fire occurred.
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