consolation
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That’s scant consolation for those hoping to fly somewhere this summer—unless they also happen to own Delta stock.
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
That’s scant consolation for those hoping to fly somewhere this summer—unless they also happen to own Delta stock.
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
Her brother, the sculptor Augustus John, wrote after reading her personal papers that her faith may have given her “some moments of peace, consolation or ecstasy,” but also “much anguish of mind.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
A consolation on a savagely hard game, but something.
From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026
He expressed his grief over his brother’s death and his consolation in the knowledge that James was in heaven united with their mother and father.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
Vocabulary lists containing consolation
Grade 9, List 4
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