somber
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Instead, in a sign of the times that seems impossibly quaint in the harsh light of 2026, she issued a somber mea culpa.
From Slate • May 6, 2026
Meanwhile, the night’s after parties continued, though organizers attempted a more somber tone.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026
Activists held a gathering of US lawmakers on Thursday at the somber display located a stone's throw from the Capitol, with a simple plea: "Bring Them Home."
From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026
This somber gamble was the consequence of the two-pronged invasion of Poland, in September 1939, by Germany from the west and the Soviet Union from the east.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026
In many eyes there was a look of somber loneliness.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
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