as in mourning
to feel or express sorrow for
I grieve for our loss
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The wronged wife can acknowledge or ignore the presence of the other woman, who may be mourning the death of the man as much or more than his wife is.—
Abigail Van Buren,
Boston Herald,
30 May 2026 -
The case left the Holiday Lakes community reeling and mourning Airen’s loss.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
30 May 2026
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On Reddit and LinkedIn, workers are lamenting managers who have cute names for their bots and who mandate that every marketing summary be run through Microsoft Copilot.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
14 May 2026
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Field reflects on the film’s exploration of aging and loneliness while lamenting the scarcity of complex roles for older women.—
Emily Zemler,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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“Grieving (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grieving%20%28for%29. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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