as in to mourn
to feel or express sorrow for
I grieve for our loss
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Iglesias recently mourned the loss of his two beloved Chihuahuas, Vinnie and Risa.—
Kelli Bender,
People.com,
30 July 2025 -
Bristol also offered its Peer Support Team along with its support K9 Molly to firefighters in Plainville mourning Moreau.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
29 July 2025
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Nabarro lamented how politics had begun shifting how governments responded to global health emergencies.—
Yuki Noguchi,
NPR,
26 July 2025
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Boniadi laments that many in the West fail to grasp that most Iranians reject the Islamic Republic.—
Dan Bilefsky,
HollywoodReporter,
25 July 2025
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“Grieve (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grieve%20%28for%29. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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