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
Goals from Ron Flowers, Bobby Charlton and Jimmy Greaves put England into an unassailable 3-0 lead, with a late consolation from Argentina.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
Unlike some of the other more upbeat, hopeful England songs, he feels the reflective nature of Wonderwall means it "would also still work in consolation if the team get knocked out".
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
If it’s any consolation to Knicks fans, though, MSG Sports stock isn’t alone.
From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026
My only consolation is that at least I don’t get nervous playing the piano in front of an audience.
From "Amina's Voice" by Hena Khan
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Throughout the book she displays the fundamental bewilderment of the secular postmodernist contending with huge life events while cut off from the consolations of any one tradition.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 23, 2026
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
Scotland rallied and scored some consolations, not that it mattered.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2023
And memory — what consolations can it offer when we know it doesn’t last?
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2023
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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