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tragedy

[traj-i-dee] / ˈtrædʒ ɪ di /


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"It is a historical tragedy for France, not just Limoges".

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

Still, fortune eventually smiles upon them, and they meet again and wed before a tragedy sends Benjamin fleeing back to the sea, and eventually to America.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

“What happened here is a deadly tragedy and it’s time for accountability,” Stephan added.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

Sixty years on, the tragedy remains woven into the nation's collective memory, a day of unimaginable loss that reshaped a community and changed attitudes to industrial safety across Britain.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

And the bright autumn days of 1943 continued to hold tragedy for the 125th Guards, despite their proud new name.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

This family has endured tragedies — Josie’s sister died when she was very young, which prompted Josie’s father to leave the family — but Josie feels a kinship with Klara over her mother’s objections.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

"This is one of the worst tragedies the Canadian Armed Forces have experienced on Canadian soil in peacetime," he said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 18, 2026

A group of the enslaved Athenians devise a plan to stage “Medea” and “The Trojan Women,” a pair of tragedies by Euripides that deal with vengeance and the costs of war.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

"The company still has an opportunity to demonstrate accountability by strengthening safeguards, improving transparency and taking concrete action to help prevent similar tragedies in the future."

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

Nor was King content to just enumerate the tragedies for Vietnamese civilians and American servicemen.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge


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