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sorrowful

[sor-uh-fuhl, sawr-] / ˈsɒr ə fəl, ˈsɔr- /


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Is Schuller’s house of “Possibility Thinking” an apt home for the Sorrowful Mysteries?

From Washington Post • Jul. 17, 2019

In 1989, the record executive Robert Hurwitz attended a London performance of the Polish composer Henryk Gorecki’s Symphony No. 3, subtitled “Symphony of Sorrowful Songs.”

From New York Times • Jun. 9, 2017

Best animal appearances The little owl with an unusually mobile neck in A Lullaby for the Sorrowful Mystery.

From The Guardian • Feb. 21, 2016

Lav Diaz’s eight-hour “A Lullaby for the Sorrowful Mystery” also picked up a Silver Bear prize “for a feature film that opens new perspectives.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2016

Sorrowful, Kim looks at Carlos as he uncomfortably sits at the table.

From "Ghost Boys" by Jewell Parker Rhodes




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