tragedy
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The singer is a survivor of tragedy and heartbreak, including the death of her former boyfriend Mac Miller and the Manchester bombing that killed 22 fans after one of her concerts in 2017.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
“Like the thousands of people who have reached out since this tragedy to share their own experiences, he believed that the system had failed him and destroyed his life,” his lawyer said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
The Boxing Day tragedy was one of the deadliest natural disasters in recorded history.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
That tragedy and the ensuing trauma was, naturally, the framework for the documentary.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
That evening the Negroes in Hampton stayed in the cocoon of our segregated neighborhoods, gravitating to our churches to try to make sense of our collective tragedy.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
By comparison Uganda has had nine since 2000, with officials there saying lessons learnt from past tragedies have allowed them to stop the disease ripping through the country on various occasions.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
“If tragedies continue, that means my efforts were inadequate.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
“Titanic” made audiences understand why historic catastrophes are also intimate tragedies.
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026
“Coriolanus” has never been one of Shakespeare’s more popular tragedies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
After hearing one of Lander’s orations, she arranged for the distribution of his autobiography; the printer had previously put out a line of Shakespeare’s tragedies.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
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