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bemoan

[bih-mohn] / bɪˈmoʊn /


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The return of the wolf in California has been met with joy by conservationists, who delight in the improbable population rebound, and with fury by ranchers who bemoan the toll on their cattle.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 9, 2026

Frustrated drivers have taken to social media to bemoan the lengthy waits at gas stations.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 20, 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

Upon thinking of past loves, someone who approaches romance through the heart is likely to bemoan lost opportunities and conclude that he or she will never again love as deeply.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos

She's having to rely on her parents to help out, but bemoans the need for them to do so.

From BBC Mar. 30, 2026

Wall Street bemoans Mamdani’s win, Trump threatens Jay Powell again, and the Bezos-Sanchez wedding is flashy and splashy.

From Slate Jun. 28, 2025

He says he is all in favor of NIL but bemoans the fact that this transfer was made in the spring instead of the winter when Tennessee could better deal with it.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 26, 2025

She bemoans that she had to pay for her interpreter to manage treatment.

From Salon Jan. 22, 2025

The widow Gamelin bemoans the dearness of victuals, cause of all the trouble.

From The Gods are Athirst by Jackson, Emilie

Ten kilometres away, Edzel Baylon, a staffer at the Isla Jardin del Mar resort, bemoaned a newly changed landscape that spelled trouble for a destination that touted a white sand beach holiday experience.

From Barron's Jun. 19, 2026

In her feedback to Altman, Mira Murati, OpenAI’s chief technology officer, bemoaned his chaotic management.

From The Wall Street Journal May 18, 2026

Kavanaugh bemoaned the male loneliness crisis just before they were joined by Patel, who cried, “Does this bar take Kaaaaash?”

From Los Angeles Times May 10, 2026

Some, including conservative Catholic bishops, bemoaned the assault against a major religious leader.

From Slate Apr. 15, 2026

He bemoaned the fact that Americans generally made the worst spies.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee

But she wishes some of those fans had been shopping at her stores on a monthly or quarterly basis in recent years rather than now bemoaning what’s been lost.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 22, 2026

Mark Joseph Stern: The speech is ostensibly bemoaning the progressive movement of the early 20th century, but the New Republic’s Matt Ford has a fantastic piece about how his history is completely wrong.

From Slate Apr. 17, 2026

The 12 children, whose ages stretch from 9 to the late teens, devote themselves to making fun of the parents, bemoaning society’s demise and camping on the beach.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 4, 2026

Regis Le Bris' side showed why they sit eighth with a dogged first-half showing that left the Arsenal crowd again bemoaning a lack of creativity from open play.

From Barron's Feb. 7, 2026

He was bemoaning the shortage of Celestial bronze when Festus began to whir and squeak.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan




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