deplore
Example Sentences
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A veteran of Ireland’s war of independence, Moran deplores the political corruption of the 1950s republic from his farmhouse bastion, Great Meadow.
UN chief Antonio Guterres Saturday deplored a host of "powerful forces lining up to undermine global cooperation" in a London speech marking the 80th anniversary of the first UN General Assembly.
From Barron's
Unwittingly, zealous regulators have turned stock markets into the casinos that commissioner Crenshaw deplores.
From Barron's
The London university paid tribute to Zhe Wang following the verdict, deploring the loss of "a remarkable writer" adding that her work would be published posthumously in an upcoming Goldsmiths anthology.
From BBC
“Craft was extolled; uniformity was deplored,” Mr. Brand writes.
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