tragic
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Shadow communities secretary Sir James Cleverly said he was angered by the "tragic" death and said "a number of people at a number of academic institutions have serious questions to answer".
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
Gartshore's defence lawyer Murray Macara called it a "truly tragic and distressing case".
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
"We are desperately saddened to hear this tragic news," Cambridge University's top administrator, Vice-Chancellor Deborah Prentice, said in a brief statement.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
The tragic ending of the young puma in San Dimas comes three months after a year-old female cougar and a 6-month-old male mountain lion were fatally struck by vehicles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
“But the world has not seen, neither has it heard, such a tragic turn of events as we face in this our time.”
From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson
Vocabulary lists containing tragic
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