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lamentable

[luh-men-tuh-buhl, lam-uhn-tuh-] / ləˈmɛn tə bəl, ˈlæm ən tə- /


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"I see it as a very lamentable dereliction of duty and of ambition and of focus and I would like to see next Welsh government change that," she said.

From BBC Apr. 26, 2026

"Local police and Spain's Civil Guard have begun investigating to try to clear up this lamentable event, in which everything points towards a robbery," read the post.

From Barron's Jan. 20, 2026

There have been moments when a president’s allergy to escalation has been salutary—and other moments when it has been lamentable.

From Slate Jun. 5, 2024

And in this case in particular, for a lamentable reason.

From Seattle Times Apr. 3, 2024

Nothing made him desist except his own lamentable state of demoralization.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez




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