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Less well-heeled fans of the late screen star are consoling themselves by snapping up lavish, limited edition sets of catalogs for Christie's upcoming auction of Taylor's jewelry, clothing, art and memorabilia.

From Reuters • Dec. 1, 2011

But soon they are consoling themselves with the memory of an ace dumbo friend named Cleo.

From Time Magazine Archive

A minister of the gospel awaits his coming; the good man's words are consoling, but he cannot remodel the past for the advantage of the dead.

From Our World, Or, the Slaveholder's Daughter by Adams, F. Colburn (Francis Colburn)

They are almost reproachfully exemplary, in some instances; and it is when they give way to the natural man, and especially the natural woman, that they are consoling and edifying.

From A Psychological Counter-Current in Recent Fiction by Howells, William Dean

Its associations are as dear to him as its teachings are consoling in the days of tribulation.

From Our World, Or, the Slaveholder's Daughter by Adams, F. Colburn (Francis Colburn)