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[mawr-bid] / ˈmɔr bɪd /


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Next steps: It may feel morbid to plan for life as a widow or widower, but smart advance tax-planning strategies mean facing the “what-ifs.”

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

"This is going to sound a little morbid: I'm going to live my life, and it's going to end. When it ends, I'm going somewhere else, and I'm not going to be here any more."

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

Some particularly graphic scenes make this morbid epic more appropriate for adults, but Mr. Kraus’s gruesome sensibilities had always been an awkward fit for YA readers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

Now they had to engage in the morbid ritual of waiting for that dream to die.

From Salon ● May 27, 2026

“This is turning into a really morbid project,” Levi says.

From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty


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