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solemn

[sol-uhm] / ˈsɒl əm /




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Appeared in the October 30, 2025, print edition as 'A Solemn Center for Art'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 29, 2025

Solemn ceremonies will be honoring the nearly 160,000 troops from Britain, the U.S.,

From Seattle Times • May 5, 2024

Solemn with large, sad eyes, Jin-hui, which means "true light" in Korean, now enjoys spending time with other dogs at an animal shelter south of Seoul.

From Reuters • Aug. 19, 2021

Liszt’s solo piano version of the Solemn March to the Holy Grail from Wagner’s “Parsifal” is both a quiet prayer and a showstopper.

From New York Times • Oct. 12, 2018

But, no, his customer was merely experiencing what Johnson called the Solemn Moment—a phenomenon familiar to insurance salesmen.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote




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