tragically

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Olivia Beech, America’s youngest female sommelier, tragically lost her sense of taste during COVID, but relied on her sharp sense of smell until she was fired for her deception.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

Despite these good intentions, the new research shows that release programs can sometimes end tragically.

From Science Daily • Mar. 3, 2026

Even such a 19th-century life as this one has something to tell about what was, tragically, going to happen half a century later.

From Slate • Mar. 2, 2026

"Instead, his life was tragically cut short. No one who comes here seeking refuge should be left in harm's way."

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

“Ay. It had happened some three or four years then, he said, and you brought into his mind the little girl so tragically lost, who would have been about your age.”

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens