sorrow
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Also speaking before the win, King said she appreciated the balance Taiwan Travelogue struck between the sorrow and joys of Taiwanese people under Japanese control.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
"With profound sorrow, we must assume political responsibility for this tactical error, which has no justification whatsoever," the statement read.
From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026
Yet other institutions, having failed and become sources of endless sorrow, live on, decade after decade, immune from criticism.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
In a previous statement, in 2024, she expressed her "deepest sorrow" but said she had "no recollection of what took place".
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
“Here, ma’am. Oh, let me do something!” cried the boy, hurrying from the next room whither he had withdrawn, feeling that their first sorrow was too sacred for even his friendly eyes to see.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
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"The Monkey's Paw" by W. W. Jacobs
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