tragedy
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Rossum attacks her role as if playing a Greek tragedy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026
Bystanders - including Craig Lowe, who made three rescue attempts - sprung into action as the tragedy unfolded, administering CPR to the Rahmans.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
“Band on the Run” is less a triumphal tale than a civilizational tragedy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
Noting both the profound sadness and farcical tragedy ahead “if those who are gifted stay silent,” Lillian Smith in 1951 hoped for a better future.
From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2026
The only real tragedy was that there were no chocolate shops.
From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence
“Titanic” made audiences understand why historic catastrophes are also intimate tragedies.
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026
After two and a half centuries of triumphs and tragedies, slavery and freedom, civil war and world wars, multiple surveys indicate a nation divided about where it is and where it's going.
From Barron's ● Jul. 4, 2026
“Coriolanus” has never been one of Shakespeare’s more popular tragedies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
Zingman recognises the event's inherent contradictions, as it tries to build an audience - and turn a profit - from real-life tragedies.
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026
Out of the horrific tragedies of lynchings and race riots would come an awakening of black America.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
Vocabulary lists containing tragedy
Ancient Greece - Introductory
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