bereft
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Beijing’s more measured assessment of reaching “a series of new common understandings” was also bereft of examples after a week of face-to-face meetings and months of preparation.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
Mo Goldman, an Arizona immigration attorney whose clients have often been bereft of their things, told Salon that not returning confiscated belongings has been a pattern in practice for a long time.
From Salon • Mar. 4, 2026
Left bereft by defeat against Sweden in the final in Beijing four years ago, the Scottish quartet have come to dominate their sport since.
From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026
He thinks the krona’s strength is attributable to the debasement trade as historically it’s been a volatile currency, bereft of safe-haven characteristics.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 22, 2025
I was tired suddenly of feeling so bereft, so unmoored by sadness.
From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez
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