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As if to underscore the difficult days ahead, the United States on Monday hit the latest grim milestone in the pandemic, surpassing 10 million confirmed cases of covid-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, along with more than 238,000 deaths.

Walmart is actually defying the logic embraced so grimly by Sears, Kmart, and millions of citizen-shoppers.

Savage Coast uses this technique to great effect, especially as the novel builds to its determined, grimly triumphant dénouement.

Libertarians, of course, have grimly wished a pox on both their houses of Congress.

Ross Douthat has a grimly ironic take on sequestration: Yes it's dumb, but so are we.

In the Financial Times today, business leader Mortimer Zuckerman grimly summarizes the crisis in American jobs and wages.

"I'm not going to act any other way until I get some protection from peeping," Kennon said grimly.

"Life-saving seems to soften the heart," she reflected, grimly, conscious as always of her own reactions.

Marilla, looking old and worn and tired, got up and marched Davy grimly out of the kitchen.

Villiam rattled his good sword Escalibar4in its scabbard, and says he, grimly, "We are met together for that purpose."

They fought sternly, grimly, as men who had made up their minds to die.