consolation
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Absent that, Donnyland could be an attractive consolation prize.
From Salon • Apr. 30, 2026
No consolation but a great job by head coach Tyronn Lue for guiding the Clippers from a disastrous 6-21 start and finishing with more than 40 wins.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026
Income investors enjoy one consolation: Costco does intermittently pay out large special dividends, the most recent being in January 2024, when it issued a special payout of $15 a share.
From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026
Connor Wynne restored Bradford's lead on the verge of half-time but Jack Bird, Ash Handley and Cooper Jenkins went in before Caleb Aekins' late consolation for the hosts.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
Abigail decided to write a letter of consolation, explaining that “reasons of various kinds witheld my pen, until the powerful feelings of my heart, have burst through the restraint.”
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
Vocabulary lists containing consolation
Grade 9, List 4
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100 SAT words Beginning with "C"
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