regret
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Prime Minister Sharif expressed his "deep sorrow and heartfelt regret" over the hospital fire, and instructed the authorities to "conduct an immediate investigation", according to the statement from his office.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
And with that veil ripped off, every emotion they didn’t let themselves feel, every word left unsaid, every last regret, all become instantly magnified, sprawling out before them on an endless road.
From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2026
Cofnas, speaking from Belgium in one of his first interviews since Arday’s death, said he doesn’t regret publishing his Substack post.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Time and reality have a way of changing people’s perspectives, and I suspect many people will eventually regret some of the choices they made while they were angry.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
I wasn’t crazy about cruising around the bay, and setting foot in the boat made me regret the idea of heading out to the island.
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
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The 23-year-old Park, the only woman in South Korea's team of 36 eSports competitors heading to Japan, said she wanted to "go all out and have no regrets".
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
By the time it ended I was ready to join a festival of regrets myself.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
It was unexpected but he has no regrets.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
One of my biggest regrets from my last move was not shopping around for movers.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026
“And I know he regrets not being able to properly settle his responsibilities here.”
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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As outrage grew, he later said he regretted his statement.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
"I don't know what they'll do with it, but I have regretted that, because it was a really good song!" she joked.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
Asked whether he regretted coming forward at all, Flores paused before saying that he did.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
Sen. Mark Warner, a Democrat from Virginia, said he regretted his vote during a campaign appearance last summer, before his reelection in November.
From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2026
Gingersnipes’s eyes moved over all the parts of him he worked so hard to hide, and he very nearly regretted this decision.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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“I don’t like to go through life regretting anything. I want to make sure I can look back and be like, ‘Hey, I tried it out.’”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2026
“I don’t think anyone is regretting the wars, but maybe we’ll be sorry we didn’t do more,” Winner said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026
As in the less conclusive first season, it feels engineered to deliver the characters to happy, or relatively happy, endings, and to send viewers out not regretting their investment of time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2026
While West Ham are celebrating their place in the FA Cup quarter-finals, Ouattara will be regretting his costly decision to try a Panenka in Monday night's tense penalty shootout after a 2-2 draw.
From BBC ● Mar. 9, 2026
He knew now that he might do so without regretting it.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
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