deplore
Example Sentences
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She deplored the way local Native Americans were treated by ranchers and the U.S.
The Paris Philharmonic said it had filed a complaint over the disruption, adding it "deplores and strongly condemns the serious incidents that occurred".
From Barron's
But clauses which will hand ministers powers to force the break-up of some big estates are deplored by many landowners and their representatives.
From BBC
The European Union and the African Union have deplored the regime's violent crackdown on protesters, and the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has called for an investigation.
From Barron's
Why, he asked, is that acceptable in politics when it’s deplored in just about every other field of endeavor?
From Los Angeles Times
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