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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

She made it feel like a requiem warning for us all.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 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

There was no dirge, no incense, no requiem, although hymns were sung in the small church.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady




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