as in to mourn
to feel or express sorrow for
I grieve for our loss
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Mahaffey's husband, actor and director Joseph Kell, mourned her death in a statement to EW.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
31 May 2025 -
But while friends and family of the teen mourned her premature death, anti-trans commentators on X turned Fosgate’s last posts into an whirlwind of transphobia — misgendering her, mocking her, and celebrating her family’s loss.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
31 May 2025
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The singer lamented the price of being a music fan today.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
6 June 2025
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On Thursday, the Alameda County Superior Court’s presiding judge also lamented the change.—
Jakob Rodgers,
Mercury News,
5 June 2025
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“Grieve (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grieve%20%28for%29. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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