tragic news
collocation in Englishmeaningsoftragicandnews
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tragic
adjective
uk/ˈtrædʒ.ɪk/us/ˈtrædʒ.ɪk/
very sad, often involving death ...
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news
noun[U]
uk/njuːz/us/nuːz/
information or reports about ...
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(Definition oftragicandnewsfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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On the contrary, he is quite clear that one of the characteristics of the blessed is that their happiness would be diminished bytragicnews.
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We are terribly sorry to hear thetragicnews.
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I am grateful for the general reception of this verytragicnews.
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Over the months, we have hadtragicnewsof ferry disasters, plane disasters and train crashes.
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We await confirmation of thattragicnews, but it appears the news is probably accurate.
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Is he also aware that this is verytragicnewsand that a successful mutiny is bad history for any country?
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To all of us on that visit, thistragicnewsis particularly bitter.
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If that is thetragicnews, it adds another £12 million to the material costs.
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This is a matter which is perhaps very much in our minds in view of thetragicnewsin the newspapers within the last two days yet again.
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Meanwhile, thetragicnewsreached the city and spread through the parish.
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The girls decide to keep thetragicnewsfrom her until after her baby is born.
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Marian is quite shaken by thetragicnews.
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