lamented
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Another lamented that they cry at the end of every dino doc, even though they know the asteroid is coming and extinction is on the horizon.
From Salon • Apr. 12, 2026
He lamented Tuesday — after he scored 10 points with nine assists but missed both of his three-point attempts in a loss to Oklahoma City — that he wishes he was shooting better recently.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026
In a speech to diplomats in January, the American pontiff lamented that “war is back in vogue.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
Musk first publicly floated a deal with Intel last November, as he lamented that Tesla’s current partners wouldn’t be able to make enough chips for his ambitions.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026
Elizabeth Drinker heard more stories of friends who had died, and lamented: “Desolution, Cruelty and Distress have of late resounded in our ears from many quarters.”
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
Vocabulary lists containing lamented
Much Ado About Nothing
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
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This Week In Culture: May 31–June 5, 2020
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