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mourn

[mawrn, mohrn] / mɔrn, moʊrn /


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"We will mourn, we will heal, and we will continue to stand strong, rooted in justice, dignity and an unwavering support and faith in our religious traditions," he said.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Hong Kong and Macau were once the only places in China where people could publicly mourn Beijing's deadly crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators in Tiananmen Square on June 4, 1989.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

Tammy Wynette had it; just listen to her mourn how “the sun will never shine in Apartment #9” and your ear will catch the throb in her throat that echoes the song’s steel guitar.

From Salon • May 15, 2026

Rabbi Noah Farkas, president and chief executive of the Jewish Federation of Los Angeles, said that the Jewish community continued to mourn Kessler’s loss and welcomed “the admission of guilt for this heinous crime.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

“And they are uncommonly sensitive. They mourn their dead just like we do. In fact, I read a story about Lawrence Anthony, a man they called ‘the elephant whisperer.’

From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt




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