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requiem

[rek-wee-uhm, ree-kwee-, rey-] / ˈrɛk wi əm, ˈri kwi-, ˈreɪ- /


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But Paul’s retirement also stands as a requiem for the position he so thoroughly mastered.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 23, 2025

When Benedict died in late 2022, Francis joined tens of thousands of Roman Catholic faithful in bidding farewell at a rare requiem Mass for a dead pope presided over by a living one.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2025

The UK's Financial Times published a mournful requiem for the great post-war alliance the other day which ended with these words:

From Salon • Feb. 26, 2025

On the Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise, Tommy photographed a requiem shark, its body arched in a final act of resistance.

From BBC • Aug. 28, 2024

“I caved in. The other day, Nina said she’d noticed all of the requiem masses I’d been listening to. She suggested some others. Here’s the hideous thing.”

From "Feed" by M.T. Anderson




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