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But there’s a vital element missing from this elegiac seaside picture.—
Rob Crossan,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 Mar. 2026 -
But the Robert Redford prone to elegiac meditations on the human condition is well-evoked here.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Mar. 2026
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The Chicago composer has achieved viral success with her melancholy instrumental music, but her return to traditional singer-songwriter fare yields mixed results.—
Linnie Greene,
Pitchfork,
29 Apr. 2026
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The specific kind of melancholy that only exists between Halloween and the first real snow.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
29 Apr. 2026
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Sitting opposite an old people’s home in a residential corner of Paris’ 14th arrondissement, La Santé’s unassuming presence is only given away by the occasional wailing siren as prisoners are transported to and from the site.—
Joseph Ataman,
CNN Money,
14 Oct. 2025
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Glass-half-empty Mavericks perspective: Fifty defeats is lamentable any season, but especially in this case, given that the franchise viewed itself as a potential Western Conference contender before the season.—
Brad Townsend,
Dallas Morning News,
26 Mar. 2026
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Newcastle’s record against the present top 11 is lamentable, with only four league wins from 17 matches.—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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Charles Frazier, Cold Mountain (1997) Charles Frazier’s Cold Mountain is an aching, tender slow burn shaped by absence.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Apr. 2026
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The dramatic and aching second movement, according to Egarr, may have been a love letter to one of Beethoven’s romantic interests.—
Sheila Regan,
Twin Cities,
21 Feb. 2026
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It’s based on an unconventional true story from recent history, set on the British Isles, with a tone that alternates between humorous and sorrowful before delivering an uplifting and humanist message, with skillfully invisible filmmaking that takes a backseat to the performances and story.—
Katie Walsh,
Boston Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
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Retaliatory homicides of gang adversaries have spasmed for six years in Fort Worth, at times creating a sorrowful rhythm of tit-for-tat killings.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2026
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The search would have captured 3,000 users, including more than 1,000 attending a funeral service at the Islamic Center of New Mexico.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2026
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Mohammed Zaatari / APMourners gather around the coffin of Amal Khalil ahead of her funeral procession today.—
NBC News,
NBC news,
24 Apr. 2026
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The Canadian filmmaker Sophy Romvari does something similar with the new movie Blue Heron, a semi-autobiographical piece whose structure loops in on itself, melding fact and fiction into a doleful portrait of a family tragedy.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Apr. 2026
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Black Hills bucket-listing aside, time here is best spent tubing and fishing on the river, luxuriating in the infrared sauna, or listening to a doleful coyote song under a blanket of stars.—
Ashlea Halpern,
Time,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Dirgelike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dirgelike. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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