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sorrow over



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Interim leader Muhammad Yunus expressed in a statement his "deep shock and sorrow over the news of casualties in various districts".

From Barron's Nov. 21, 2025

At an emotional sentencing hearing on Monday, in the same Santa Fe courtroom where Gutierrez’s trial unfolded, friends of Hutchins described her joy, generosity, determination and talent — and their sorrow over her death.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 15, 2024

During that visit, Prince William had spoken of his "profound sorrow" over slavery, saying it "forever stains our history".

From BBC Jan. 24, 2024

The government expressed its "deepest sorrow" over the deaths, its spokesman Pavlos Marinakis said.

From Reuters Aug. 22, 2023

But I think it a waste for either of us to spend too much time in sorrow over something we cannot change.”

From "A Single Shard" by Linda Sue Park




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