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mourning

[mawr-ning, mohr-] / ˈmɔr nɪŋ, ˈmoʊr- /


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The Simi Valley community is mourning the loss of a 13-year-old baseball player who was fatally struck by an Amtrak train while riding an e-bike.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

At Utah Valley University, planned commencement speaker Sharon McMahon, a bestselling author on American history and civics, said she had hoped to deliver a speech that would comfort those mourning Kirk.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

Hidden is the agony of parents mourning the loss of their babies.

From Salon • May 7, 2026

Robin Granites, a family member and elder, called for calm, saying the focus should be on "sorry business", a period of collective mourning within Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

It must be the Raven way of mourning.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver




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