bloodguilt

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Noun
  • Should this come to pass, Kennedy and his allies will have succeeded in Making Microbes Great Again—to our swift and deepening sorrow.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 June 2026
  • Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed sorrow over the crash, paying tribute to the military personnel killed.
    ABC News, ABC News, 10 June 2026
Noun
  • The news of his death was met with shock and sadness from fans, players and fellow broadcasters around the NBA.
    Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 7 June 2026
  • But sadness also, along with regret, surrounding Arguijo-Mejia.
    Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 6 June 2026
Noun
  • Needless to say, her emotions ran the gamut from disbelief to anger to grief.
    Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 6 June 2026
  • Her deepest grief stayed mostly private.
    ABC News, ABC News, 6 June 2026
Noun
  • There was a stretch when people in various states of mental distress would just come and fall apart at our kitchen table.
    Stuart Miller, Oc Register, 10 June 2026
  • The Iskanders sued Grossman and Erickson, and last week a jury found the pair liable in the boys’ deaths, awarding $176 million in damages to parents Nancy and Karim Iskander and younger son Zachary for wrongful death and emotional distress.
    Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026
Noun
  • Lost in the Brazilian tears, anguish and confusion was just how clinical the Germans had been.
    Will Jeanes, New York Times, 5 June 2026
  • Bardem is captivating and formidable, grinning with maniacal glee at his every act of depravity and the fear and anguish of his victims.
    Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 4 June 2026
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“Bloodguilt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bloodguilt. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.

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