regret
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I would imagine she knows that no single outcome is guaranteed and there is no way to live a life totally insulated from regret or misstep.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
I don’t want to do something that I will regret later.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026
Of course, the elephant in the room is regret.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
Some residents in the area have profited from the gold rush, only to regret it later, such as farmer Muhammad Amin.
From Barron's ● Aug. 9, 2026
Watching soccer practice brings me a pang that’s part longing, part regret, and part resentment.
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
He said he had no regrets about cooperating with the authorities in the past.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
The Moneyist regrets he cannot reply to questions individually,
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 8, 2026
I discussed and debated life’s big questions and foundational topics with my celly: the complication of family dynamics, our greatest fears and regrets, our deepest longings for the future.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 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
The certainty in her voice lets everyone around her know she has no regrets about showing up.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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
She also sidestepped questions about whether she regretted any of her decisions during the uprising.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
Edward Lee Howard later regretted not saying more to Mary.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
“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
But anyone who panicked last April and sold stocks, rushing into safer havens, likely spent the latter half of 2025 regretting their decision.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 20, 2026
By now Stark was no doubt regretting his chivalrous impulse.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
Vocabulary lists containing regret
"The Great Gatsby," Chapter 1 Vocabulary
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