Word: tragical
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Grieve." "This is a tragic occurrence. I grieve for my father, my mother, my children and my wife...
...fall into the illusion that the foe alone is responsible for the fears and that we are merely virtuous defenders of a great cause, beset by scoundrels. There must be a dimension of faith in which, whatever our loyalties and however justified our defense of them, we recognize the tragic character of the human drama, including the particular drama of our own day, and call upon the mercy of God to redeem us not from the predicament of democracy but from the human predicament...
Baseball umpires, unlike tragic heroes and lesser mortals, are presumed to be incapable of errors in judgment. Last week the presumption was put to a severe test...
...President cautioned that the adjustments "must be made before the lack of them produces serious unemployment and business decline." He added that "adjustment through recession or depression is tragic, costly, and wasteful...
...week's end, the coroner's jury delayed its verdict, pending the convening of a special Glynn County grand jury to look into the whole tragic affair...