lament
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Many of us hear our children and grandchildren lament their financial difficulties.
From Barron's • Mar. 14, 2026
And his lament over the pain of farewells likely will be felt by many of the athletes gathering Sunday for the Olympic closing ceremony at Arena di Verona, a 1st century Roman amphitheater.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2026
One could lament the lack of yet more such material, but Lubitsch had a gift for knowing when it was time for something new.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026
"Oh Dipu, where is my Dipu?" she cries, collapsing into a mournful lament.
From BBC • Feb. 15, 2026
The hobbits fell asleep to the sound of the soft singing of Bregalad, that seemed to lament in many tongues the fall of trees that he had loved.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
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