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Recent Examples of bereavement
People experiencing traumatic bereavement often endure a longer and more intense acute grief period.
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Liza Barros-Lane, The Conversation, 17 July 2025
In 2010, Richardson and his brother, Nick, co-founded the performance management company AIM-FOR and created an online mental health support hub, called the Safety Net, which offers information and help on a range of issues from stress to bereavement.
—James Pearce, New York Times, 9 July 2025
More Ronald Martinez/Getty Images There was no announcement regarding how long Mayer will be on bereavement leave, though teams typically allow three to seven days maximum.
—Joey Copponi, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
The Red Sox placed the rookie infielder on the bereavement list Friday afternoon.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 27 June 2025
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Liza Barros-Lane, The Conversation, 17 July 2025
In 2010, Richardson and his brother, Nick, co-founded the performance management company AIM-FOR and created an online mental health support hub, called the Safety Net, which offers information and help on a range of issues from stress to bereavement.
—James Pearce, New York Times, 9 July 2025
More Ronald Martinez/Getty Images There was no announcement regarding how long Mayer will be on bereavement leave, though teams typically allow three to seven days maximum.
—Joey Copponi, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
The Red Sox placed the rookie infielder on the bereavement list Friday afternoon.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 27 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bereavement
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The ceremony last year stirred controversy because of the absence of the U.S. ambassador and other Western envoys in response to the Japanese city’s refusal to invite officials from Israel.—
Mari Yamaguchi,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Aug. 2025
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These local laws signal a growing trend among municipalities to provide greater employment protections for cannabis users, particularly in the absence of broader state-level safeguards.—
Alonzo Martinez,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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He is charged with deprivation of rights under color of law and falsifying records.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Aug. 2025
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Between 2019 and 2023, the U.S. saw an alarming, 110% increase in deaths due to hypoxia (or oxygen deprivation to the brain) stemming from nitrous oxide abuse, according to researchers.—
John Wenzel,
Denver Post,
6 Aug. 2025
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The policy, while inevitably controversial, was meant to correct for the nearly fifty years of brutal privations that Black South Africans endured under apartheid.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
New Yorker,
1 June 2025
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But whereas the first generation of Chinese entrepreneurs grew up poor and were happy to wring a livelihood from cheap imitations, today’s tech graduates were spared the privations of their parents and yearn for something more meaningful.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
29 May 2025
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Another driver of instability is the lack of details about the trade agreements that have so far been reached.—
Sean Conlon,
CNBC,
17 Aug. 2025
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Feeding those intrusive thoughts was a lack of precedent.—
Hunter Ingram,
Variety,
16 Aug. 2025
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“Bereavement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bereavement. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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