consolation
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From there Bordeaux took over, with substitute Ben Tameifuna powering over to exert control on the scoreboard and Temo Matiu putting the result beyond Bath, despite Tom Carr-Smith's late consolation.
From BBC • May 3, 2026
Buckingham Palace assiduously avoids being drawn on the political issue of the day, and the king’s interventions are largely reserved for warm words of support for great endeavors or consolation during national tragedies.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
Absent that, Donnyland could be an attractive consolation prize.
From Salon • Apr. 30, 2026
But the Lakers postseason run isn’t a bad consolation prize.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026
Then he gave Mole a deer bone for consolation and went to his desk.
From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
Vocabulary lists containing consolation
Grade 9, List 4
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