regret
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One of the most haunting shots is Odysseus sprinting out of Hades chased by an army of the dead who regret following him into battle.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
To this day, his greatest sporting regret concerns the Three Lions’ failure to reach the knockout rounds at the 1982 World Cup.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
"My biggest regret in World Cup history is that Kevin Keegan did not score when he came on against Spain in 1982," recalled Solbakken, 58.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
They expressed regret at not having been more optimistic, lifting their S&P 500 year-end target to 7,800.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 10, 2026
Before I could do something that I’d regret, Frankie stepped forward.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
She said she "regrets not having consulted the reviews and having rushed to this surgeon".
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
An emotional Athipat says he regrets bringing his girlfriend into the band.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026
News that she has no regrets about walking away from the glitz and glamour, saying the decision was what was best for both her family and her mental health.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026
Chizi said he has no regrets because the space for stand-up in China has become "much more confined" and the subjects are often "very shallow".
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
Here’s a possibility: Judy already regrets telling her boyfriend about her nose job, or so Fleur says.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
Cher Arabalo, a former Denver sheriff captain, said she moved to the town in 2022 and promptly regretted it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026
I’ve never heard him say that he regretted having Trump on.
From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026
"I wore black the other day and really regretted it," she says.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026
He said he would regret it until his dying day, as he regretted other things he had done.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
So Clara made him the job offer, a choice she had regretted every day since.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
"None of this is beer-proof let alone waterproof," says Prof Damian Bailey, with only the briefest flicker of somebody regretting their life choices.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
"I think they're regretting not making it happen now."
From BBC ● May 15, 2026
As in the less conclusive first season, it feels engineered to deliver the characters to happy, or relatively happy, endings, and to send viewers out not regretting their investment of time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2026
The upshot: People can sometimes end up regretting sharing their stories.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 23, 2025
And in the course of those miles Claudia stopped regretting bringing Jamie along.
From "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler" by E.L. Konigsburg
Vocabulary lists containing regret
"The Great Gatsby," Chapter 1 Vocabulary
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