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bemoan

[bih-mohn] / bɪˈmoʊn /


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Purists bemoan some of the recent renovations to bring it up to World Cup standards.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Angus says producers of other reality shows often bemoan that everyone is getting on and there isn't enough drama.

From BBC • Aug. 12, 2025

And in several anonymized survey responses shared exclusively with Salon, parents didn’t bemoan their offspring as being anything close to lazy or entitled.

From Salon • Apr. 9, 2025

He went on to bemoan the emphasis on the coverage of polls in campaigns.

From Slate • Nov. 1, 2024

Rue and I silently bemoan our bad luck and turn to face her.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold




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