regret
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"But when you do it, it is amazing you'll not regret it."
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
Traditionally, former colonial powers have skirted the issue, expressing regret for the industrial-scale human trafficking but never apologizing for fear that admitting guilt will open the door to a wave of compensation claims.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
A difficult conversation for half an hour or so is better than years — or even decades — of regret that can end in a painful and pricey divorce.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026
Expressing "sorrow and regret for the pain and suffering of so many millions" resulting from the trade and its links to the present day, he insisted reparations were not "the right answer".
From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2026
Furthermore, Dasch expressed his regret in returning to Nazi Germany almost as soon as he arrived, and how he had worked on figuring out a way to return to the United States.
From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple
"The king regrets the lack of agreement to give the country a credible budget that meets the current challenges."
From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026
The UnidosUS survey of 3,000 Latino voters found that almost a third of Latinas who voted for Trump had regrets about their vote — seven points more than Latino men.
From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2026
McHenry, who did not mention her employment status in her video, doesn’t seem to have any regrets about her behavior that night.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
In the documentary - made by BBC Northern Ireland in association with RTÉ - Devine says he regrets that his evidence was not more helpful in establishing who carried out the attack.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
Finally I asked Elnora, “Do you think that Prince Hamlet regrets his rash deed? He should express some sorrow for my loss, at least.”
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
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Mbappe later apologised for his "ill-judged" comments, La Liga said it "deeply" regretted them, and Real followed suit.
From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2026
Wasserman has said he regretted his correspondence with Maxwell, noting that it happened “long before her horrific crimes came to light.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2026
Then, artificial intelligence on the platform identifies patterns that lead to regretted purchases, which is ultimately supposed to help users spend less.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026
And he hasn’t regretted it for a moment since.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
I stepped forward to get a better look at him and regretted it almost immediately, because his hands were grubby and he reached over to offer me a handshake.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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She expresses profound love for the two children she has while regretting that she was forced to become a mother before she could give those children the life she believed they deserved.
From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026
“I don’t think anyone is regretting the wars, but maybe we’ll be sorry we didn’t do more,” Winner said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 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
In the wake of Leicester's 36-17 win, all parties apologised, with TNT sorry that the ball was booted and Parling regretting his response to it.
From BBC ● Mar. 30, 2026
He was already regretting not filling out the early retirement form.
From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray
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"The Great Gatsby," Chapter 1 Vocabulary
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