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mourn

[mawrn, mohrn] / mɔrn, moʊrn /


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He does not merely mourn his friend; he confronts, for the first time, the intolerable knowledge of his own extinction.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

"When my body stopped working as it should I actually began to mourn my old self," she said.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

Xander Harris may have been the “normal” one in a cast of extraordinary characters, but Brendon’s performance ensured he was unforgettable — both to fans and to the colleagues who mourn his passing.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026

I mourn for all the children who lost years of critical education during COVID-19.

From Slate • Mar. 20, 2026

Even I could not explain where all those people appeared from to mourn my wife.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende




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