regret
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Those were precious years of work and fun, and we can’t recall anything we regret having not bought.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
But Haworth offered his view, which he may now regret.
From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2026
"Friends, it is with sincere regret that we announce that the YE concerts in Saint Petersburg cannot take place on the scheduled dates," Moscow-based events organiser Say Agency said in a statement.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
Vice Foreign Minister Park Yoon-joo lodged a formal complaint with Andrii Vieshkin and expressed "strong regret" that Zelensky had revealed the transfer, which Seoul says was supposed to be a secret.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
Perhaps a final reason to accept the credibility of Jefferson’s version of the story, then, is that he was not boasting about his political influence, but confessing his profound regret.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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"Steps were taken to mitigate harm to civilians, including the use of precise munitions," the military said, adding it "regrets any harm caused to uninvolved individuals".
From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026
“I live with many regrets and sincerely apologize to anyone I may have hurt through my actions,” said the onetime mogul, pale and sitting in a wheelchair.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
Reyes said that, like many Latinos, she deeply regrets her vote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
Twenty years later, I have no regrets about any of that, but plenty of hindsight.
From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2026
‘Best wishes, demigods. And, if you see my father again, please . . . give him my regrets.’
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
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That’s when I said something I immediately regretted: “You didn’t mind spending $100,000 when Mark needed it.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
I asked Cramer if he regretted telling the world about medbeds.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
She told the BBC her comment was "an emotional outburst" that was not intended to be public and that she regretted the tone used.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
Nobody has ever regretted making their manager's job easier.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
He knew from Doc that his mother had regretted getting involved with the military, and that she and her family had had a terrible falling out.
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
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In the book, Steinem wrote that one longer-term result of the article was “realizing that all women are Bunnies. After feminism arrived in my life, I stopped regretting that I had written the article.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
“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
It has since stopped content moderation services and later said it regretting taking on this kind of work.
From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2026
Slughorn looked deeply troubled now: He was gazing at Riddle as though he had never seen him plainly before, and Harry could tell that he was regretting entering into the conversation at all.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
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Vocabulary lists containing regret
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