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requiem

[rek-wee-uhm, ree-kwee-, ray-] / ˈrɛk wi əm, ˈri kwi-, ˈreɪ- /


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The private requiem mass included a homily from the Rt Rev David Charlesworth, Abbot of Buckfast.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

This is a tale of suspense that works even better as a requiem for a small boy and the snowy landscape Smilla refuses to forget.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 12, 2025

Just as Lorca embodies Lorca, Wainwright threads recitations of Lord Byron’s 1816 “Darkness,” throughout a score otherwise based on the traditional Latin requiem text.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 9, 2025

The UK's Financial Times published a mournful requiem for the great post-war alliance the other day which ended with these words:

From Salon ● Feb. 26, 2025

Faster than the serpent, still trying to flood my mind with its requiem of hopelessness.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman


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