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tragedies

  • plural
    of tragedy.
    tragedy
    noun
    a lamentable, dreadful, or fatal event or affair; calamity; disaster.

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Rothko also begins to flirt with Surrealism—which becomes more pronounced in his output as the tragedies of World War II unfolded.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026

"It's an emotional release that I think we are often denied because we have to read tragedies in the news every day and then keep our heads down and work."

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

“Titanic” made audiences understand why historic catastrophes are also intimate tragedies.

From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026

After two and a half centuries of triumphs and tragedies, slavery and freedom, civil war and world wars, multiple surveys indicate a nation divided about where it is and where it's going.

From Barron's ● Jul. 4, 2026

Theo’s sadness seems justified, caused by real tragedies.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman