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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

If the dog jumped the fence and dinged the neighbors’ cars, “you wouldn’t shake your head and lament about how the dog/whacker system had ‘gone rogue’ ” he observed.

From Slate ● Oct. 25, 2026

Her pure, warm soprano shone especially in the lament “Lungi da te, mio bene” with its mournful horn accompaniment, as Sifare realizes the hopelessness of his and Aspasia’s love.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

He would scold her gently and lament, “Am I never to have a grandson?”

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

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

As she formulates her proposal for a better answer, Ms. Horn laments that a knowledge of Jewish civilization is part of a “null curriculum”—history that is ignored in most American classrooms.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

This Son is a god who died in three hours, with moans, gasps and laments.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel

People I spoke with lamented a childhood filled with academic stress: cram school tutoring, studying well into the night and China’s make-or-break gaokao university entrance examination.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 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

“Everyone is on their phone all the time,” she lamented Sunday morning at the bustling Aligre outdoor produce market, where neighbors were, just like before the riots, buying fruit, vegetables, meat and fish.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

She lamented their deaths and drew attention to the fact that, even today, accusations of witchcraft against vulnerable people persist in other countries.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

“I feel so hurt up inside when I see one of those thing,” Arrabelle lamented.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

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

We observe them lamenting how powerless they feel: Their medical skills can do some good, but not nearly enough.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

He then sent out the names of the districts being targeted, quietly lamenting a few typos.

From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026

She received dozens of letters lamenting the “good old days” of “American” recipes like cola-soaked pork chops, but she didn’t listen.

From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2026

Howard, who had been loudly and publicly lamenting Riddle’s demand for the walk-up, seemed in private to be delighted.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand