somber
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In Atlanta, Georgia, music therapist Melissa Pate was far more somber about the holiday.
From Barron's ● Jul. 4, 2026
The Shaw is a profoundly stirring work, its mood somber yet hopeful.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
“I could just, like, walk away and never be heard from again,” says Portnoy, who concludes “Cancel Me If You Can” with somber lyrics from the Jimmy Buffett song “Incommunicado.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 2026
Clarkson warned of the somber mood of the two episodes on Instagram, informing fans in a video post that they would be anything but “bucolic and charming, and cheerful.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026
Danny’s block was heavily populated by the followers of his father, Russian Hasidic Jews in somber garb, whose habits and frames of reference were born on the soil of the land they had abandoned.
From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok
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