Collocations withtragedy
These are words often used in combination withtragedy.
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appalling tragedy
That such an appalling tragedy in such circumstances could occur was greeted first with total disbelief and then with furled anger in my constituency.
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awful tragedy
Sixteen months ago, an awful tragedy took place in this country.
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double tragedy
That is a double tragedy for them, but it has to be taken into account.
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great tragedy
But it is not, which is a very great tragedy.
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greatest tragedy
The greatest tragedy of all involves those whom we cannot count.
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human tragedy
In his view, language may be and frequently is the main culprit responsible for human tragedy.
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humanitarian tragedy
I remain determined that we will do all we can to prevent another humanitarian tragedy.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
personal tragedy
It is the disjuncture between the two which constitutes the core of personal tragedy.
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real tragedy
This, in my view, would be a real tragedy.
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terrible tragedy
We are all extremely grateful for the role that they played in this terrible tragedy.
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