tidings

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A lone shepherd respectfully doffs his hat as he finds himself in the presence of an angel trailing a long message: “I bring you tidings of great joy . . . ”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025

As the holiday season ramps up and the new year approaches, the tidings have been mixed for dividend investors.

From Barron's • Dec. 11, 2025

As we round out another frustrating year of air travel, it might appear that we’re headed into the Christmas season with bad tidings still to come.

From Slate • Dec. 16, 2024

More than a year after the Russian invasion, a British humanitarian aid worker who traveled often to Ukraine returned to his Stratford base, bearing — with a measure of Shakespearean brio — extraordinary tidings.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2024

She could hear it in Lord Cyles's racking cough, and the whispered voice of Osney Kettleblack when he slipped in to bring Cersei the tidings.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin