grief
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Reeling in grief he fled to his ranch, where he lived on and off for the next few years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
As a police investigation and manhunt continues - and amid the tributes and grief - there is also whispered concern that a perpetrator could still be at large.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
After the initial excitement wears off, many people face loneliness, sadness, guilt and grief — aspects of the move that aren’t often discussed before one.
From Salon ● Jul. 11, 2026
“A lifetime of love suddenly has nowhere to go. Creating art doesn’t erase grief, but it can become a way to carry it.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
He knew they were grieving and he was moved by their grief.
From "Abel's Island" by William Steig
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He succeeds in showing their interior world, immersing us in the tensions and pleasures, griefs and passions of their days.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 12, 2026
The tension can be felt in private conversations and encounters — the griefs, the anxieties, the feelings of being in a media fishbowl.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 22, 2023
This might be dramatised fiction but the losses and griefs are very real.
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2022
“Even in WandaVision — really all of the films I’ve gotten to do — she’s constantly straddling this line and usually her biggest emotive losses or griefs are when something’s born,” Olsen said.
From The Verge ● May 9, 2022
Reserved people often really need the frank discussion of their sentiments and griefs more than the expansive.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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I can only say how sincerely I ask pardon for having griefed you.
From The Count of Monte Cristo by Dumas père, Alexandre
Fake news and misinformation are part of that, as are the traditional griefing techniques of subcultural trolls.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 3, 2016
In a blog post after Tay’s griefing, Peter Lee, the vice president of Microsoft Research, vowed to “work toward contributing to an internet that represents the best, not the worst, of humanity.”
From New York Times ● Jun. 8, 2016
“Folks who are griefing or trolling feel like they are in a secondary universe that isn’t the same as the real world,” he said.
From New York Times ● Jun. 8, 2016
Although Lin's efforts are “admirable and likely industry-leading”, the representative says, many games are still “awash with verbal harassment, griefing and overall negative behaviour from teammates and opponents”.
From Nature ● Mar. 29, 2016
"The amount of griefing that goes on for the higher value pledges just isn't worth the amount of money it brings in," he said.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 18, 2013
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"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act I
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"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act III
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