consolation
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Beyond Tiznow, further consolation for California came earlier Saturday when the top jockey in the state, Juan Hernandez, got his first Cup win after 30 consecutive defeats.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026
However, he can take consolation from the fact his performance on the show has established him as a mainstream star.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
Emma Sing bagged a consolation try for England in the 80th minute.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
“I’m more in the business of winning hockey games. I don’t think there’s any consolation in a 2-1 loss,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
It was the one consolation for what had turned out to be a pretty disappointing day.
From "From the Desk of Zoe Washington" by Janae Marks
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“For centuries,” he writes, “people have accepted that literature and learning are among the highest purposes and deepest consolations of human existence.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
Let's give the biblical authors credit for taking the sublimity of our loss straight up instead of chasing false consolations.
From Salon ● Mar. 31, 2024
And memory — what consolations can it offer when we know it doesn’t last?
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2023
“Instead of an honest conversation with a nation, we get blurry consolations about Napoleon’s conquest of Moscow: Don’t worry, everything is going to plan,” he said.
From New York Times ● May 30, 2023
Without the support of old certainties and consolations, almost mechanically, he assumes the procedures and doctrines of the classroom.
From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez
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