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The World Mourns Leonard Cohen -- A Loss It Didn't Need Right Now

"You just don't let up, do you 2016?"
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Prince, David Bowie, Gene Wilder ― 2016 has been full of tough losses. 

And Thursday’s announcement of singer, songwriter and poet Leonard Cohen’s death came as yet another crushing blow, particularly for those still reeling from Tuesday’s U.S. presidential election.

Following the news, beautiful tributes to Cohen began pouring in. Many, from Patton Oswalt to Johnny Knoxville, wondered when 2016 would give the world a break.  

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Leonard Cohen Through The Years
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Leonard Cohen In Concert At Wembley Arena, London, Britain, Sept. 9, 2012. (credit:Brian Rasic via Getty Images)
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Leonard Cohen performs live for fans at Rod Laver Arena on Nov. 20, 2013 in Melbourne, Australia. (credit:Graham Denholm via Getty Images)
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Canadian singer Leonard Cohen acknowledges applauses before the concert "A Tribute to Leonard Cohen" at the Jovellanos Theatre in Gijon, on Oct. 19, 2011. Cohen will receive the Prince of Asturias Award for Letters from Spain's Crown Prince Felipe during a ceremony on Oct. 21, 2011 in Oviedo. (credit:JAVIER SORIANO via Getty Images)
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Canadian singer Leonard Cohen acknowledges applauses at the Jovellanos Theatre before the concert "A Tribute to Leonard Cohen" in Gijon, on Oct. 19, 2011. Cohen will receive the Prince of Asturias Award for Letters from Spain's Crown Prince Felipe during a ceremony on Oct. 21, 2011 in Oviedo. (credit:JAVIER SORIANO via Getty Images)
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Leonard Cohen performs in concert at the Louisville Palace on March 30, 2013 in Louisville, Kentucky. (credit:Stephen J. Cohen via Getty Images)
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Leonard Cohen performs in support of his Live in London release at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California. (credit:Tim Mosenfelder via Getty Images)
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Canadian singer Leonard Cohen performs during the Nice Jazz Festival, on July 22, 2008, in Nice, southern France. (credit:VALERY HACHE via Getty Images)
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Honoree Leonard Cohen during the 2012 Awards for Lyrics of Literary Excellence at The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library And Museum on Feb. 26, 2012, in Boston, Massachusetts. (credit:Marc Andrew Deley via Getty Images)
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UNITED STATES - MARCH 10: WALDORF ASTORIA HOTEL Photo of Leonard COHEN, Portrait of Leonard Cohen in the press room after his induction in to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (Photo by GNA/Redferns) (credit:GNA via Getty Images)
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Singer/songwriter/poet Leonard Cohen attends the Los Angeles premiere of the film "Leonard Cohen I'm Your Man" on June 24, 2006 at the John Anson Ford Amphitheatre during the LA Film Festival in Los Angeles, California. (credit:Vince Bucci via Getty Images)
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UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 29: GLASTONBURY FESTIVAL Photo of Leonard COHEN, Leonard Cohen performing on the Pyramid stage (Photo by Kerstin Rodgers/Redferns) (credit:Kerstin Rodgers via Getty Images)
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Portraits of Canadian singer-songwriter, musician, poet and novelist Leonard Cohen photographed in London. Job: 55670 Ref: BMN - Exclusive (Photo by Photoshot/Getty Images) (credit:Photoshot via Getty Images)
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Leonard Cohen (Photo by John Sciulli/WireImage for LIONSGATE) (credit:John Sciulli via Getty Images)
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CANADA - OCTOBER 06: Leonard Cohen (Photo by Andrew Stawicki/Toronto Star via Getty Images) (credit:Andrew Stawicki via Getty Images)
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UNITED KINGDOM - JANUARY 01: Photo of Leonard COHEN; posed (Photo by Eamonn McCabe/Redferns) (credit:Eamonn McCabe via Getty Images)
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Portrait of Canadian singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen, London, 2001. (Photo by Eamonn McCabe/Redferns) (credit:Eamonn McCabe via Getty Images)
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Leonard Cohen Performing At Royal Albert Hall, London, Britain - May 1993, Leonard Cohen (Photo by Brian Rasic/Getty Images) (credit:Brian Rasic via Getty Images)
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CANADA - MAY 20: Hopping and headstands: Leonard Cohen was recently in Granada to film a video for Small Viennese Waltz, his offering on Poets in New York, an alburm celebrating Federico Garcia Lorca. (Photo by Ron Bull/Toronto Star via Getty Images) (credit:Ron Bull via Getty Images)
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NEW YORK - JULY 18: Canadian singer-songwriter, musician, poet, and novelist Leonard Cohen at a photo shoot on July 18, 1988 in New York City. (Photo by Waring Abbott/Getty Images) (credit:Waring Abbott via Getty Images)
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(GERMANY OUT) Cohen, Leonard *21.09.1934-Musiker, Schriftsteller, Kanada- Portrait im Eisenbahnabteil- undatiert (Photo by CBS/ullstein bild via Getty Images) (credit:ullstein bild via Getty Images)
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Canadian singer and composer Leonard Cohen performing on stage at Salle Pleyel in Paris, France. (Photo by THIERRY ORBAN/Sygma via Getty Images) (credit:Thierry Orban via Getty Images)
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CANADA - JANUARY 21: His hair combed back, Greek-style, from his tanned forehead, with a black open-necked shirt under a plain gray suit, Leonard Cohen yesterday talked with Star book editor Roy MacSkimming about Greece, mutual friends and writing. (Photo by Reg Innell/Toronto Star via Getty Images) (credit:Reg Innell via Getty Images)
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DENMARK - SEPTEMBER 01: Photo of Leonard COHEN; posed (Photo by Jorgen Angel/Redferns) (credit:Jorgen Angel via Getty Images)
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HAMBURG, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 26: Leonard Cohen performs live on stage at the Musikhalle in Hamburg, Germany on September 26 1974 (Photo by Ellen Poppinga - K & K/Redferns) (credit:Ellen Poppinga - K & K via Getty Images)
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Canadian singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen, London, June 1974. (Photo by Michael Putland/Getty Images) (credit:Michael Putland via Getty Images)
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Canadian singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen, London, June 1974. (Photo by Michael Putland/Getty Images) (credit:Michael Putland via Getty Images)
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Leonard Cohen poses for a portrait in April 1972 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. (Photo by Gijsbert Hanekroot/Redferns) (credit:Gijsbert Hanekroot via Getty Images)
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CANADA - JUNE 27: Leonard Cohen. Went south to make his fortune. (Photo by Graham Bezant/Toronto Star via Getty Images) (credit:Graham Bezant via Getty Images)
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(GERMANY OUT) Cohen, Leonard *21.09.1934-, Musiker, Schriftsteller, Kanada, - bei einem Auftritt , - 1972 (Photo by Lövenich/ullstein bild via Getty Images) (credit:ullstein bild via Getty Images)
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UNSPECIFIED - JANUARY 01: (AUSTRALIA OUT) Photo of Canadian singer and songwriter Leonard Cohen posed in 1972. (Photo by GAB Archive/Redferns) (credit:GAB Archive via Getty Images)
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UNSPECIFIED - CIRCA 1970: Photo of Leonard Cohen Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images (credit:Michael Ochs Archives via Getty Images)
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ISLE OF WIGHT, UK - AUGUST 30: Canadian singer Leonard Cohen performs on stage at the Isle of Wight Festival on August 30 1970. (Photo by Tony Russell/Redferns) (credit:Tony Russell via Getty Images)
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(GERMANY OUT) Cohen, Leonard *21.09.1934-Musiker, Schriftsteller, Kanada- waehrend eines Auftritts- 1974 (Photo by Will/ullstein bild via Getty Images) (credit:ullstein bild via Getty Images)
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