regret
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McCullum, who began the summer as England's coach across the three formats before being sacked from the Test role in July, dismissed any suggestion of regret at the end of the English season.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
Many he spoke with alleged healthcare providers pressured them into gender treatments they would later regret.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
Well, it’s certainly lively, but in a boisterous way that made me regret I had left my couch.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
Still, we all overtip or have moments where we pay for everyone’s meal, only to quietly regret it later.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
Jonah’s motorcycle comes in second, and again, I regret he’s not here.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
On Thursday, the athlete issued an apology on Instagram, saying she regrets not stepping off the track.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Twenty years later, I have no regrets about any of that, but plenty of hindsight.
From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2026
Do you have any regrets about letting former keyboardist Paul Carrack sing lead on 1981’s “Tempted,” which turned out to be one of the band’s biggest hits?
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
"They are the ones who should have the regrets, not me," she said referring to her former employer.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
It’s one of my few regrets in life, not getting my college degree.
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
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
Nobody has ever regretted making their manager's job easier.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
As outrage grew, he later said he regretted his statement.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
He threw his backpack over the fence and immediately regretted the choice.
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
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
"None of this is beer-proof let alone waterproof," says Prof Damian Bailey, with only the briefest flicker of somebody regretting their life choices.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 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
Helen didn’t come, and though Tommy recovered, she never ceased regretting it.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
Vocabulary lists containing regret
"The Great Gatsby," Chapter 1 Vocabulary
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