lament
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In a recent lament, the New York Times waves at unnamed “many experts” to say this was a sensible way to foster an EV industry.
From The Wall Street Journal โ Jul. 21, 2026
As performed by Price, Baez and Memphis Mariachi, their version of “Deportee” manages to be everything: a lament, a celebration of the lives lost, a tribute, a reminder.
From Salon โ Jul. 14, 2026
Maybe The Proclaimers will have to rewrite the lyrics of their famous deindustrialisation lament, Letter to America.
From BBC โ Jul. 1, 2026
Sotomayor’s lament applies with equal force to Landor v.
From Slate โ Jun. 24, 2026
At this the bard set up a loud lament and bowed his head.
From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander
In “Remake,” McElwee laments the hope that making “Photographic Memory” gave him, an aspiration that he was depicting his son on the cusp of finding his way through the dark.
From Salon โ Jul. 24, 2026
“Sometimes I think I can feel the planet just hemorrhaging under all this greed. Like it’s tectonic,” she laments.
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
This Son is a god who died in three hours, with moans, gasps and laments.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
This has been whispered about and lamented since the COVID-19 pandemic led to temporary theater closures across the country that have since become permanent, but it is rare to hear it expressed so candidly.
From Los Angeles Times โ Jul. 24, 2026
Smith lamented in his latest investor letter that “there will be little point being proved right about the dangers of passive or momentum investment after our fund has closed.”
From The Wall Street Journal โ Jul. 23, 2026
Yet some users saying goodbye this week lamented the chasm that would be left after their companions vanish.
From Barron's โ Jul. 15, 2026
Rowlinson lamented that "hundreds" of people had been displaced, adding that many locals had offered spare rooms, bars and restaurants.
From BBC โ Jul. 10, 2026
Men lamented in joy and wailed in exultation, while others slapped juba upon their arms and thighs.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
For that reason, lamenting the benefits he never received after his death is, in my view, misplaced.
From MarketWatch โ Jul. 15, 2026
The Italian dismissed Djokovic effortlessly on Centre Court 12 months ago - a defeat that left the seven-time Wimbledon champion lamenting his age.
From BBC โ Jul. 7, 2026
Like Eagle Rockers, San Franciscans were done merely lamenting the community’s loss.
From Los Angeles Times โ May 21, 2026
In life, she’s the kid who realizes that parents don’t love all their children equally, and instead of lamenting that absence, surrounds herself with a chosen family that values her as she is.
From Salon โ May 20, 2026
Overhearing a valet lamenting the lack of funds to create an alljockey baseball team, he jumped in.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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