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forlorn

[fawr-lawrn] / fɔrˈlɔrn /


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That artistic freedom is on full display in “Doomed Lovers,” the band’s most elegant yet forlorn LP yet.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

Looking uncharacteristically forlorn on Sunday evening, Merz jumped to make a televised address even before the regional election results were confirmed.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s so-far forlorn attempt to suppress long-term bond yields that rattled traders.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 24, 2026

Near a bulldozer, the forlorn husk of a car hunkered in the midst of a store’s wreckage.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026

They looked so forlorn that I picked them up and carried them in my cap rather than leaving them for some passing skunk.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen


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