consolation
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England is playing in the consolation final for the second time in three World Cups; it lost to Belgium 2-1 in 2018.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
Cheaper chicken is little consolation to David Manhire, who owns Summer Daze Catering in Basking Ridge, N.J., about an hour outside New York City.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
They also saw a late consolation for Jose Fajardo narrowly ruled out for offside.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
If it’s any consolation to Knicks fans, though, MSG Sports stock isn’t alone.
From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026
Thank Goodness it will always be a consolation to me to know that I instantly went out in a pouring rain and bought the things.”
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
Nothing like the durable consolations of late-life romance, but headier, more exciting and, in the worst cases, far more damaging.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2026
Earl then bagged yet another Saracens score in between Sale consolations from O'Flaherty and Opoku-Fordjour to cap a historic afternoon for Mark McCall's men.
From BBC ● Apr. 19, 2026
In her second book, Hekker noted some consolations for first wives.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
Let's give the biblical authors credit for taking the sublimity of our loss straight up instead of chasing false consolations.
From Salon ● Mar. 31, 2024
Without the support of old certainties and consolations, almost mechanically, he assumes the procedures and doctrines of the classroom.
From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez
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Grade 9, List 4
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