tragically
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For the romantics: Emily Yoffe’s essay “My Husband’s Other Wife” is a poignant ode to her husband’s first wife, who died of breast cancer tragically young.
From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026
The war in Iraq was a tragically misguided venture that tested the Western alliance more than 20 years ago.
From Salon ● Sep. 17, 2026
King Charles said that he and the Queen were sending their "most profound sympathy to all those who have so tragically lost their loved ones".
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
Unfortunately, just over one year later, the Great Depression arrived, proving Hoover tragically wrong.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
I started out trying to read this novel I’d been assigned, but we lived in a tragically thin-walled home, so I could hear much of the whispered conversation that ensued.
From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green
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