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Nevertheless: “Once more you drown one of your own in the inky depths of democracy,” Cumming intones after Funches poignantly exits.

From Salon • Jan. 28, 2026

Mr. Le Tellier became obsessed with excavating the past of this unknown man, an inquiry that poignantly revives the valor and tragedy of World War II.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

Reaser poignantly plunges the depths of her character, as estranged husband and wife share what the last 15 years have been like for them.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2025

Featuring 12 short stories written by Mushtaq over three decades from 1990 to 2023, Heart Lamp poignantly captures the hardships of Muslim women living in southern India.

From BBC • May 20, 2025

One day I had come to my studies in lower spirits than usual; the ebb was occasioned by a poignantly felt disappointment.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë