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comfort

[kuhm-fert] / ˈkʌm fərt /




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Speaking about the victims' families, he said: "Above all, I hope they can take some comfort from knowing that lessons have been learned and that their loved ones will not be forgotten."

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

These are easy questions to ask from the comfort of a living room or the cushion of a theater seat, but much harder to answer when you’re living the life.

From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2026

Earlier this month, she decided to post it on Instagram because she felt it might bring comfort to others who have lost pets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026

Archbishop of Toledo Francisco Cerro acknowledged that "there are no words that can offer comfort" to those who had lost loved ones.

From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2026

It was the taste that filled his mouth every time his friends went viral around him—salty because it wasn’t his triumph, but at the same time, comfort food.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

This provides enough electricity to charge phones and run lights, fans and even electric razors, small comforts that have become a luxury for families still living in tents and shelters.

From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026

For the past-two-and-a-half years, some basic home comforts have been hard to come by for Ruari Morgan.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

In return, he’d get comforts for his death row cell, including a television, as well as $33,000 to pay off a restitution order and purchase headstones for his parents’ graves, The Times reported.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

Real surprises are rarer in the land of Too Much TV, although we shouldn’t knock reliable comforts.

From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2026

She won’t let herself adjust to the comforts of life in the United States such as hot water.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario

Nearby, as hundreds of people watched the blaze, a municipal employee was seen in tears, comforted by a local councillor.

From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026

Eventually, she’s comforted by her unwavering support of Keeley, who is just the right mix of adorable, attractive and ambitious, and the fact that at least she’s not an anti-feminist like her mother.

From Salon ● Sep. 10, 2026

If you have watched any of these — if they comforted you on your worst days and made good ones better — Burrows had a hand in making your life funnier.

From Salon ● Jun. 20, 2026

“To have gay couples come up crying, saying thank you is incredible and it’s what you do it for. The best feeling in the world is to know that we’ve comforted someone.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026

The judge, after the fury of losing the chicken subsided, comforted himself with his roomful of golden eggs.

From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin

Hearty, comforting and full of vegetables, without having to peel, chop or mash a thing.

From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2026

Drones could make schools safer, but they also suggest an environment more threatening than comforting.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

The more I thought about it, the more I realized there was something comforting about my conversation with Randy.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

“She called us, bawling, and we were loading the dog, comforting her,” Dowd said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

His velvety lips brushed my palm in a comforting manner.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson


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