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Joe Paterno is now the most egregious and tragic example of the illusion.

Their deaths were cited last week by President Bush as a tragic example of the need for peace.

A classic and tragic example of the penalties of specificity is thalidomide, a compound originally marketed as a sedative in Europe in 1956.

This seven-month delay is a tragic example of the appalling incompetence and inertia which is a hallmark of this government," said Mary Creagh, shadow environment minister.

Alan's death was "another tragic example of the knife crime that blights our society", prosecutor Jonathan Rees QC told the court.

I believe Russian conduct in Syria, allied with that of Assad's discredited regime, will, if they do not change course, provide a tragic example of the perils of forfeiting legitimacy.

The most tragic example of this is Lucy, who lived in the late 1960s and early '70s.

The recent survey revealing 26,000 military members experienced unwanted sexual contact last year is one tragic example of this truth.

A truly tragic example of this trend is Madison Holleran, a U. of Penn student and athlete, who committed suicide in early 2014.

A tragic example of this practice is 4-methylcyclohexanemethanol.

Jim Wallis, the chief executive of Sojourners, a social justice organization, said the battle over the automatic cuts, called "sequestration," is "a good but tragic example of how the idea of the common good is failing in American politics".