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Hydroelectric dams have proliferated across Southeast Asia in recent years, but production drops off in the dry season and critics lament the ecological impacts.

From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026

Former Treasury officials lament: "There is always a reason for procrastination."

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

An openly gay artist, Guitarrica skyrocketed to fame when his mournful, late-night lament “El Conticinio” found viral success after he uploaded it to Soundcloud in 2018.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

Ryan Speedo Green was an eloquent Banquo; Freddie De Tommaso’s bright tenor brought poignant lyricism to Macduff’s lament for his murdered family.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

Sometimes, when the weight of my job becomes overwhelming, I begin to lament all the things lost when we conquered death.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

Hutchins is pessimistic about staving off the ban and laments what it would mean for the city's famed French restaurants.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

McVay laments, usually lightheartedly, the loss of staff members that have ascended to become head coaches.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

But in Torkham, Sarwar's sister-in-law Zarina laments the precarious future they face: "We have no resources to start a business or earn a living, and we don't even own a tent to live in".

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026

At the same time, Dean likes to roam through breezy soft rock, ghostly piano laments and bossa nova by way of Dionne Warwick.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

“Occasionally you’ll get a client who thinks he’s bought a guaranteed ticket to the summit,” laments Peter Athans, a highly respected guide who’s made eleven trips to Everest and reached the top four times.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer

Tesla fans have been mourning the news online, with one person calling it "the best vehicle Tesla has ever made, external" as he lamented it being "discontinued next year".

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

Texas Governor-elect Gina Hinojosa lamented during her campaign that the state had become a “wild west” for data center development.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

Yet diplomats lamented what they said was a lack of coordination close to home, despite a long-standing GCC mutual defense agreement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

So many talented players of his generation lamented the presence of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic, believing the 'Big Three' to be a blockade preventing them from becoming a Grand Slam champion.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

“None of them,” Fitzsimmons lamented, “ever won the dollar.”

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

College students will be college students, but they weren’t the only ones I heard lamenting that Pappas might not have what it takes.

From Slate ● Oct. 29, 2026

What Baldwin is lamenting is our tendency to fall back on binaries — right and wrong, good and evil — rather than to struggle with complexity.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

He is tempted by Vannacci but will not vote next year, he said, lamenting the lack of a long-term vision for the country.

From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026

Some in Labour were unhappy when Lennon didn't make the ballot for this contesting, lamenting a lack of breadth in the contest.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

Peter Tatakis was lamenting the fact that he would never have a widow to mourn his death.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides