tragedy
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Matilda Temperley, director of Burrow Hill farm near Martock, said it would be a "tragedy" to stop using its own apples due to climbing costs.
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026
Winston Bowen quietly watched as New York firefighters looked for survivors in the rubble of a collapsed building in Brooklyn, after a deadly tragedy that he blamed on "careless" developers leading rapid gentrification.
From Barron's ● Nov. 12, 2026
At a state hearing, one doctor warned, “The greatest tragedy will be when the first little kid dies that has been treated with laetrile that might have been saved through conventional treatment.”
From Slate ● Nov. 12, 2026
Rutz described the first minute of free fall as uneventful but said tragedy struck soon after they deployed their parachutes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2026
Unfortunately, that wasn’t the only tragedy that year.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
"It's been 60 years since one of the most horrifying tragedies this country has ever seen. All of those children lost," Burnham said.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
Florence Lustman, head of France Assureurs, pointed to the "human tragedies" behind the figures and expressed the industry's "solidarity".
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 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
He has laughed at none of my jokes and sighed at none of my tragedies.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
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