solemnly

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The film, released in 1983 and now available on a Criterion Collection disc in a new 4K restoration, solemnly depicts the aftermath of a nuclear attack.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

In 2023, then-Prime Minister Rishi Sunak solemnly vowed there would “be no chlorine-washed chicken and no hormone-treated beef on the U.K. market. Not now, not ever.”

From Slate • Feb. 13, 2026

There’s something we all solemnly acknowledge in November and then immediately forget by January: the side dishes are the real reason to show up.

From Salon • Feb. 12, 2026

"Everything is true. There is no doubt that I did this," Yamagami said solemnly on the first day of his trial in October 2025.

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2026

“The past was a very brutal place,” he intoned solemnly.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix