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His death is a sobering reminder of the dangers of mountaineering.
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The most polluted capital cities in the world The world’s most polluted capitals have, in 2024, registered some startling and sobering air pollution levels.
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Duncan Madden, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Recruiting is a numbers-crunching, sobering dose of reality in this sport, which has never been for the meek or weak.
—Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Yet several songs on her upcoming new record, A Matter of Time (August 22), take a more candid—and at times, sobering—tone that contrasts with her earlier material about growing up and being in love at a young age.
—David Chiu, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
But the backdrop to their latest elevation to the Premier League is more sobering.
—Sukhman Singh, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
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Duncan Madden, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Recruiting is a numbers-crunching, sobering dose of reality in this sport, which has never been for the meek or weak.
—Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Yet several songs on her upcoming new record, A Matter of Time (August 22), take a more candid—and at times, sobering—tone that contrasts with her earlier material about growing up and being in love at a young age.
—David Chiu, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
But the backdrop to their latest elevation to the Premier League is more sobering.
—Sukhman Singh, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
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“Sobering.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sobering. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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