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Recent Examples of requiemAs part of the ongoing requiem over the JCPOA’s all-but-certain demise, policymakers are trying to craft a Plan B.—Ali Vaez, Foreign Affairs, 8 May 2023 That changed to a requiem when Mays suddenly passed away at 93 on Tuesday.—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019 Some of my colleagues have written requiems for the Tea Party.—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 15 May 2024 Let this be not a requiem for Clark but an appreciation.—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2024 See All Example Sentences for requiem
Lyft drivers lament: Getting driven around Indianapolis revealed a painful truth.
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Troy Renck,
The Denver Post,
1 Mar. 2025
In it, the cast involved laments not being able to do their own Challengers bit with Only Murders in the Building stars Steve Martin and Martin Short (now a first-time SAG awardee for the role).
In fact, the opening moments play out like an elegy for the whole nation: a school boarded up, with empty corridors and empty classrooms.
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Damon Wise,
Deadline,
20 Feb. 2025
As photographed by Austin Shelton, the widescreen images — and even the vertical TikTok videos braided alongside — convey a hopeful vision of their future, more fresh start than elegy.
Ethel Cain: Perverts [Daughters of Cain] Ethel Cain found unlikely pop fandom with Preacher’s Daughter, her 2022 debut album, thanks to its emotional dirges and heavy lyrics.
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Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
10 Jan. 2025
The hand drums, played here by Keith, make this one spooky dirge.
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