regrettable
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He has said that while the role his ancestors played in the slave trade was "deeply, deeply regrettable ... no-one can be held responsible today for what happened many hundreds of years ago".
From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2026
Eminem may well be staring down a future where his regrettable decision to record contemporary worship dreck with Kid Rock generated his last real headlines.
From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2026
And, yes, the desire to do things yourself is understandable, if sometimes regrettable.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026
Leaving by the front door, with its sight lines into the dining room, was a regrettable error.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
I try to imagine these men and their game, for it helps place my own regrettable acts on a broader field, where they seem smaller.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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