sorrow
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It also expressed "deep sorrow for any harm caused to uninvolved individuals".
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
As my wife held Charlie Kirk’s widow on the first day of her terrible sorrow, Erika told Usha between sobs that she regretted having only two kids with Charlie.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
And accepting that joyful sorrow and sorrowful joy are the double helix of parental DNA takes time.
From Salon • Jun. 4, 2026
Balancing sorrow with self-deprecation, Maron covers childhood abuse, his father’s dementia, evacuating his home with three cats during the L.A. fires and becoming the unlikeliest of Swifties.
From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026
“But,” he muttered to himself, “I think I can give him even yet a long journey into sorrow before he reaches land.”
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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"The Monkey's Paw" by W. W. Jacobs
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