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tragedy

[traj-i-dee] / ˈtrædʒ ɪ di /


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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

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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