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But he added "we do not have the luxury of taking a rest simply because our bodies are exhausted. Nor is there time to wail together when our hearts break."

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026

With his rapid-fire mandolin playing and tenor wail, Buzz Busby delighted crowds in the honky-tonks of Washington, D.C.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

If you’ve wondered what would happen when a garage-rocker cowboy is joined by a punk who likes the Western wail of steel guitars, look no further than “Blame the Clown.”

From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2026

Shortly afterwards, mobile phones beeped in unison as a missile alert came in and the wail of sirens started up.

From Barron's ● Mar. 10, 2026

I can hear the wail hiding in her voice.

From "Black Brother, Black Brother" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

"Literally, the entire group was there in the building, this is a terrible and extraordinary event," he said, as anguished wails from other pilgrims with him are heard over the video.

From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026

Yet amid the wails is heard a new maturity about the government’s role and fiscal limits.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026

“My grandmother was a sharecropper in Arkansas, and I know that this is the same thing,” a man shouts at one point as whistles shrill and a handheld siren wails.

From Slate ● Feb. 11, 2026

Cries and wails are repeatedly heard throughout the videos as people mourn the loss of their loves ones.

From BBC ● Jan. 14, 2026

A mom with a smoker’s voice raises her hand and wails, “Is the director in there?”

From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle

Jamie Varley, 37, who earlier wailed for his mother, made the remark in the bereavement room at Blackpool Victoria Hospital with 13-month-old Preston Davey in his arms.

From BBC ● May 6, 2026

They wailed and sang as they beat their chests with their hands, a common mourning ritual in Iran.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 1, 2026

In the hours after the shooting, many in the neighborhood were kept awake as sirens from ambulances and police cars wailed, their lights flashing eerily in the dense tule fog.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 1, 2025

To the side, women wailed, beating their chests or throwing fistfuls of rice and rose petals.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 11, 2025

I wailed in despair, and she told me to stop crying because having arms was totally overrated.

From "Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus" by Dusti Bowling

The bold clarity of the performances was energizing, but the wailing sometimes sounded like parody grief.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

During Arbaeen, they show their grief, mourning with weeping and wailing in memory of Hussein.

From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026

As Héctor and the other paramedic, Julio César Vega, 28, entered the premises, a woman ran in wailing.

From BBC ● Feb. 25, 2026

Before they wreaked havoc on others, Matthew and Brady grew up wailing on each other.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 14, 2026

Then Jay screaming, wailing really, in a way that didn’t sound human.

From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas