tragic
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As journalists, we often talk to people who have lost family members in tragic circumstances.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
The tragic events, Vanetsky told AFP Friday morning outside the school, are "unthinkable."
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
Encouragement from his longtime confidante and collaborator helped the comedian write about the loss of his beloved home before Reiner’s tragic killing in December 2025 alongside his wife, Michele, in Brentwood.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026
The epistemic mismatch between her idea of what would transpire and the frat brothers’ is truly tragic.
From Slate ● Oct. 9, 2026
I have added the account of what Jason and Medea did there, taking it from the fifth-century tragic poet Euripides, who made it the subject of one of his best plays.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
Vocabulary lists containing tragic
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