lament
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Life begins as a fanfare — a regal entry heralded by brass — and ends as a solo cello lament and the serene acceptance of death as sung by a choir.
From Los Angeles Times โ Aug. 11, 2026
Cassidy closed with what sounded like a lament.
From Slate โ Aug. 7, 2026
New graduates lament that while their college professors discouraged the use of AI tools, hiring managers applaud it.
From MarketWatch โ Aug. 7, 2026
As many fans lament the steep cost of events, these limited initiatives are only a band-aid.
From The Wall Street Journal โ Aug. 4, 2026
Jack Livingood put Lawrence’s lament to Boyce in graphic terms that his mentor never would have used: “We felt like kicking each other’s butts.”
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
The report laments that “health care has become unaffordable for millions of Americans even when they have insurance.”
From The Wall Street Journal โ Aug. 16, 2026
Later she laments how the revelation brought her to a low point in her life: “How could my blood do something so atrocious? How could my blood be the cause of other people’s bloodshed?”
From Los Angeles Times โ Jul. 22, 2026
"Blocks of flats are being built where there used to be one- or two-storey houses," he laments.
From Barron's โ Jul. 3, 2026
"Oh D.R. me that was close!" it laments.
From BBC โ Jul. 2, 2026
It seems so unfair that a whole family like this is struck by one disease, Farmer laments.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
Others lamented the death of a “part of their childhood.”
From Salon โ Aug. 21, 2026
"In France and Italy, they are hiring, whereas in Germany, we are only cutting jobs," Bremm lamented, saying that governments in Paris and Rome seemed to be lobbying the parent company more aggressively.
From Barron's โ Aug. 16, 2026
Small-business owners in Russia have lamented how their inventories were wiped out.
From The Wall Street Journal โ Aug. 13, 2026
The 38-year-old San Fernando Valley native, who is an avid fan of 1950s and ’60s style, lamented the loss of a long-tenured eatery.
From Los Angeles Times โ Aug. 10, 2026
“We should have tried there first,” Theresa lamented.
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
We observe them lamenting how powerless they feel: Their medical skills can do some good, but not nearly enough.
From Los Angeles Times โ Aug. 21, 2026
He then sent out the names of the districts being targeted, quietly lamenting a few typos.
From Barron's โ 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 โ Aug. 6, 2026
Topics related to Ma have generated millions of views on RedNote and other Chinese social media platforms, with some users rooting for him, and others lamenting about the state of sport in China.
From BBC โ Jun. 9, 2026
Hopefully, you didn’t fill most of the pages lamenting the fact that the boy you loved didn’t love you back.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
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