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When the popular Italian restaurant Caffe Vialetto closed in 2025 after 26 years of feeding families and sharing milestones, diners across Miami mourned the loss of the Coral Gables icon, a stable oasis for quiet dinners and family celebrations in a wildly changing culinary landscape.—
Connie Ogle
April 9,
Miami Herald,
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Family members mourned Tuesday in Beirut at the funeral of Pierre Mouawad and his wife, Flavia.—
Chantal Da Silva,
NBC news,
9 Apr. 2026
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The liberal Jewish organization J Street deplored Iran’s behavior, but emphasized there was no imminent threat to justify a preventive assault.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
17 Apr. 2026
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Republicans have deplored the mayhem in Minnesota.—
Jonathan Chait,
The Atlantic,
22 Jan. 2026
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Speaking at last year’s BFI London Film Festival, Yorgos Lanthimos lamented the promotional aspect of moviemaking.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
15 Apr. 2026
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But after the fall of its ally, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, in December 2024, Qassem lamented that his group's supply route had been severed.—
Lauren Frayer,
NPR,
12 Apr. 2026
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“Elegized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elegized. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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