condolence
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A small but poignant item: the condolence card sent to Carrie by Samantha Jones, her estranged friend played by Kim Cattrall, who made a brief but impactful appearance in the reboot.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026
Rousseau's English-only condolence video was criticised by Canadian politicians, including Prime Minister Mark Carney, who said it showed "a lack of compassion".
From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026
Neither he nor his foreign minister, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, signed a condolence book at the Iranian Embassy for the supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026
A government spokesman later said Sri Lanka would issue a formal message of condolence regarding all deaths resulting from the conflict, including Iranian state leaders and officials who had been killed.
From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026
I informed the major that I intended to write Bram a condolence letter, and he responded that I could do so.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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