tragic
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"We're now having only one meal a day. It's tragic," he said.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
The death was confirmed via his wife, Nella Vera, who shared the tragic news on her Instagram account on Tuesday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
These supernatural dimensions to Medea tend not to gel with modern interpretations of Euripides’ tragic character.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026
“The loss of a child is a price no parent should pay, and we mourn the tragic loss of Benson along with everyone who loved him,” Spitzer said in a statement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
Now, in death, this constancy crystallized and became something else entirely: he was an old familiar jokester cast—with surprising effect—in the tragic role.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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