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grief

[greef] / grif /


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My experience, and that of Greg James, got me thinking about how we view pet bereavement and grief.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

Taylor said the latest development had deepened her grief and her lack of faith in the authorities.

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

I couldn’t stop thinking about the devastating grief that young girl is carrying.

From Slate Aug. 11, 2026

In 2025, the toxic algal bloom in South Australia was associated with high levels of 'eco-anxiety,' as well as grief, frustration and depression.

From Science Daily Aug. 11, 2026

A “major key” music piece communicates cheer, while a “minor key” mirrors grief.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas

He succeeds in showing their interior world, immersing us in the tensions and pleasures, griefs and passions of their days.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 12, 2026

The conversation ranges from what people think constitutes “a good death” to griefs they carry: old and new, individual and collective.

From Seattle Times Nov. 24, 2023

This might be dramatised fiction but the losses and griefs are very real.

From BBC Nov. 7, 2022

“Even in WandaVision — really all of the films I’ve gotten to do — she’s constantly straddling this line and usually her biggest emotive losses or griefs are when something’s born,” Olsen said.

From The Verge May 9, 2022

But what I had not realized in solitary confinement was that to have companions meant to have their griefs as well.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

I can only say how sincerely I ask pardon for having griefed you.

From The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas père

Fake news and misinformation are part of that, as are the traditional griefing techniques of subcultural trolls.

From Washington Post Nov. 3, 2016

The practice of ruining things for others, originally known as griefing in the online gaming world, has become a sadly abundant element of internet life.

From New York Times Jun. 8, 2016

In a blog post after Tay’s griefing, Peter Lee, the vice president of Microsoft Research, vowed to “work toward contributing to an internet that represents the best, not the worst, of humanity.”

From New York Times Jun. 8, 2016

Although Lin's efforts are “admirable and likely industry-leading”, the representative says, many games are still “awash with verbal harassment, griefing and overall negative behaviour from teammates and opponents”.

From Nature Mar. 29, 2016

"The amount of griefing that goes on for the higher value pledges just isn't worth the amount of money it brings in," he said.

From The Guardian Apr. 18, 2013




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