regret
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Giselle Bartram grew up in Newmarket, Suffolk, and decided she did not want to go to her end of school prom, which she said she did not regret.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
Mr. Trueman contends that the loss of belief in man’s sacredness, depending as it did on a belief in God, occasioned the descent into confusion we constantly regret, without knowing quite why.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
Barbo hears a lot of regret about this on the Trust & Will forums and said it breaks his heart.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026
Data now indicates mounting regret and disappointment among his base.
From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026
Later, in prison, he expressed his regret at Sophie’s death.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
Vocabulary lists containing regret
"The Great Gatsby," Chapter 1 Vocabulary
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"Mother Tongue" by Amy Tan
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