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regret

[ri-gret] / rɪˈgrɛt /




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When he left Lockheed, Kubasik said in a statement: “I regret that my conduct in this matter did not meet the standards to which I have always held myself.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2026

"You may regret for 80 minutes if you watch it, but if you don't, you'll regret it for life," one popular social media post about the film said.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

In Chandler and Pierre, “Lanterns” has an extraordinary pairing that sustains enough frustration, humor, passion and regret to keep us rapt through the episodes provided for review.

From Salon Aug. 14, 2026

In Tunis, Nadia Jaouadi, 42, said she does not regret the decision she and her husband made a decade ago not to have children.

From Barron's Aug. 13, 2026

Several northern members, who had previously sided with the Quaker petitioners, now expressed their regret that the matter had gotten out of hand.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

Now working part-time, Ken says he has "no regrets whatsoever" about his decision to sell his house and move onto the water.

From BBC Aug. 6, 2026

One criticism Wilson admits she regrets in retrospect is her take on Nolan’s race-neutral casting.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 31, 2026

OpenAI offers some open-weight models and Altman, its chief executive, said last year that he regrets the company’s past stance against the tools.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

James did send his regrets to some of his other suitors, posting: "Thank you LA. Miami I'll forever love and Northeast Ohio will always be home!"

From Barron's Jul. 24, 2026

The certainty in her voice lets everyone around her know she has no regrets about showing up.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

Sen. Mark Warner, a Democrat from Virginia, said he regretted his vote during a campaign appearance last summer, before his reelection in November.

From Salon Aug. 11, 2026

Asked last year if he regretted voting to confirm Kennedy, Cassidy demurred.

From Slate Aug. 7, 2026

I had recently told Mona, my older sister, about the caffeine liaison, and I instantly had regretted it as I glanced at her text.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 7, 2026

“I desperately regretted doing this kitchen renovation,” O’Neill, a Seattle homeowner and a public-relations expert, told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch Aug. 1, 2026

He got a lungful of urine and some other smells he didn’t want to identify and immediately regretted his choice of hideout.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste

“I don’t like to go through life regretting anything. I want to make sure I can look back and be like, ‘Hey, I tried it out.’”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 2, 2026

“I don’t think anyone is regretting the wars, but maybe we’ll be sorry we didn’t do more,” Winner said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 15, 2026

As in the less conclusive first season, it feels engineered to deliver the characters to happy, or relatively happy, endings, and to send viewers out not regretting their investment of time.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 16, 2026

While West Ham are celebrating their place in the FA Cup quarter-finals, Ouattara will be regretting his costly decision to try a Panenka in Monday night's tense penalty shootout after a 2-2 draw.

From BBC Mar. 9, 2026

“I’ll study on the way there. And tonight,” I say, immediately regretting my overeagerness.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali




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