regret
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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
Race organizers regret the inconvenience experienced by those who were towed, Rivera wrote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
In her memoir, she expressed regret about her decisions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
In prior years, Larsen said, she avoided telling voters how or when to vote, concerned they might regret choices they made if critical information later emerged about the candidates.
From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2026
Hila always warned him not to look, told him she’d make him regret it if he did.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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"That was always the most important thing for more than 20 years, and the only way you can leave the sport - without any regrets."
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026
They don’t wallow in their regrets, but both Harry and Ben are the kinds of guys who have been around, or been dragged around, the track a few times.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
In fact, it feels like Michaels is trying to prove to everyone that he was right to resist firing Gillis, a decision he clearly regrets.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026
He had no regrets about pursuing Mamdani to the vigil.
From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026
I searched inside my soul and knew I had no regrets.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
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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
Watt’s invitation to demonstrate the Peanut punch while they were broadcasting Sunday’s Bills-Raiders game — “and as soon as I did it, I regretted it,” he told Pat McAfee.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
“She always regretted buying the items because they always end up sitting on the shelf while her bank balance just got smaller,” he said.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026
And he hasn’t regretted it for a moment since.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
He knew from Doc that his mother had regretted getting involved with the military, and that she and her family had had a terrible falling out.
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
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When someone agrees because they feel compelled—not because they genuinely thought about and committed to their choice—they may end up regretting their decision, resenting the asker, or even backing out of the agreement later.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026
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
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
"I will not go home regretting not trying, I will do everything in my power to be in that starting gate."
From BBC ● Feb. 3, 2026
“Yes. But right now I’m really regretting it.”
From "Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe" by Benjamin Alire Saenz
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