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  • past tense form of rue.
  • past participle of rue.

rued



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But the Newcastle head coach tellingly rued the absence of another midfielder post-match.

From BBC • Jan. 25, 2026

“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

"Why did they forget me?" rued Cano, one of hundreds of women affected by a breast cancer screening scandal in the southern region's public health system that has shocked the country.

From Barron's • Nov. 26, 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

“Does it seem,” Kronos hissed, “that I rued to regenerate?”

From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan



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