tragedy
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“Everest: The Other Side” is also partly a story about tragedy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
Her parents, Theo and Rhiannon, described her as a "beautiful little girl" and added: "This is a tragedy from which we will never recover."
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
It’s integral to Marie Antoinette’s tragedy, to making the viewer empathize with a girl who had no choice but to get in over her head.
From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026
“This tragedy is felt deeply across the 57th Wing,” U.S.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026
We were slowly making progress, but then a breathtaking tragedy took place.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
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Prime Minister Mark Carney described it as one of the worst peace time tragedies on Canadian soil in the history of the military.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
"With profound grief and sorrow, I urge the authorities to conduct a thorough investigation and take strict action against anyone found responsible so that such tragedies can be prevented in the future," he said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
At the concert, Mastodon also appeared as a band pushing past the tragedies, and was re-energized and refocused with a new lineup.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
Annie Owen, who volunteers at Ipswich and East Suffolk Samaritans, said that in the modern world, the overload of information can anaesthetise people to many tragedies.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
But people also turned inward to their private joys and tragedies to escape the pervasive fear and despondency.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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