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He sat in the car with his fingers inside his visor as he rued the likely damage to his title hopes.

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It’s become more fashionable recently to rue the results of American global leadership than to call for another century of it.

After asking the umpire to eject a vocal fan in the crowd, the Pole then missed three break points early in the second set, wasted chances the 24-year-old would later rue.

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In a speech in November 1992, Queen Elizabeth II rued the previous 12 months as an annus horribilis.

The Portuguese giants are the only side so far with three defeats from three Champions League games this season, but were left to rue not making more of their first half chances.

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