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grief

[greef] / grif /


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But it was the nuns who got her through the grief.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

In both residential areas, the tragedies were met with an outpouring of shock, grief and demands for answers.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

And much of the burden fell on Meenakshi Parikh, the dean, who had to keep the medical college functioning even as it grappled with overwhelming grief.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

In a terrible week of grief, I'm told they were touched to hear their son's death being acknowledged calmly in the country's parliament.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

He saw the pity in Kenny’s eyes and knew the young man thought grief was making him grasp at impossibilities.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret




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