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[gilt] / gɪlt /


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There aren’t many survivors interviewed for “9/11 Reunited”—or the moment-by-moment docu-thriller “102 Minutes Inside the Towers”—who don’t express guilt for having survived.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

You should not be fueled by obligation or guilt.

From MarketWatch Aug. 19, 2026

Participants also reported lower levels of negative emotions, including sadness and guilt.

From Science Daily Aug. 18, 2026

Feeling guilt is "natural" according to Dr Caroline Ficker, a palliative vet who says she was "knocked for six" after her own dog Brodie died.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

A black hole of guilt ate her up from inside, and she bent double against the pain.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz




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