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rue

[roo] / ru /


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The rue Lepic, the steep 1-kilometer stretch that punches up through the 18th arrondissement and leads the peloton toward the Sacré-Coeur basilica, is a more recent addition.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

Scotland will rue their missed opportunities - Dunkley was on four when put down by Priyanaz Chatterji.

From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026

A couple of panelists rue the seeming lack of attention paid to “Murdaugh: Death in the Family,” touting Oscar and two-time Emmy winner Patricia Arquette.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026

Norris was left to rue the pit stop decision.

From BBC ● May 3, 2026

Around four P.M., a small company of German soldiers strolls up the rue Vauborel.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

Until that point, Skye rues that she had lived like an adult since childhood, the inevitable consequence of entering Hollywood as an adolescent and lacking conventional parental guidance.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 4, 2025

Having expressed happiness that he and Erica were back together by the time that major was played, it also becomes abundantly clear that McIlroy still rues his capitulation at that event in North Carolina.

From BBC ● Feb. 25, 2025

He rues the disallowed goal, but is pragmatic about the referee’s decision.

From The Guardian ● Mar. 24, 2022

Nearly 18 months later, Fowler still rues giving up those goals to Georgetown, even though the tying goal was a perfectly placed free kick.

From Seattle Times ● May 1, 2021

As for Slovenliness, they may, I confess, plead the old Proverb, That what the Eyes see not, the Heart rues not.

From Medicina Flagellata Or, The Doctor Scarify'd by Anonymous

“MTV is going off the air at midnight tonight . . . man. There was a time when MTV was THE channel to be watching on New Year’s Eve,” rued one Bluesky user.

From Salon ● Jan. 21, 2026

Fiji coach Mick Byrne, meanwhile, rued a score by Simione Kuruvoli disallowed for knocking on the ball on.

From Barron's ● Nov. 8, 2025

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2025

Bearman rued his errors in practice as he digested his weekend so far.

From BBC ● Mar. 15, 2025

The authorities rued the fact that they had allowed us study privileges, and Badenhorst was determined to rectify that mistake.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

Even a day and a win later, the Lakers were still ruing Thursday’s road loss in Denver.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 7, 2026

Alexander-Arnold curled a free-kick wide as the clock ticked down and it looked like Madrid were left ruing two points dropped, when the third was taken away from them too.

From Barron's ● Feb. 21, 2026

Both men drove exquisitely, but Verstappen’s obvious delight and relief spoke volumes, while Norris was ruing what he realised was an opportunity missed not through any fault of his own, just by circumstances.

From BBC ● May 19, 2024

After stopping the Rams, Seattle got the ball back and drove for another field goal, though again, the Seahawks were left ruing not getting more after having reached the 24.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 10, 2023

The Pioneer Press quotes Secretary of HUD Andrew Cuomo ruing the “cruel irony” that prosperity is shrinking the stock of affordable housing nationwide: “The stronger the economy, the stronger the upward pressure on rents.”

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich




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