lament
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My hair woes started in high school, when I would scrape my curls into a bun and lament how thin my hairline looked.
From Slate • May 23, 2026
Warwickshire were left to lament their loss of line and momentum in the second and third sessions.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 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
For Mair, the lament is that the very public controversy playing out on that Olympic stage will force changes at the top level of the sport that will trickle down to the grassroots.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026
I lament that I can see no flaw in this bitter axiom.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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