as in mourning
to feel or express sorrow for
her grandfather asked her not to wail for him, saying that he had had a good life and was at peace
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Amidst this backdrop, Haruka Ayase and Daigo Yamamoto play a young couple mourning the recent death of their son, who brings a humanoid child robot into their home.—
Scott Feinberg,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2026 -
The journey moves from mourning into self-discovery, as Kerya’s return becomes a first real encounter with her Asian heritage.—
Emiliano de Pablos,
Variety,
14 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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“Wailing (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wailing%20%28for%29. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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