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regret

[ri-gret] / rɪˈgrɛt /




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Hamilton and the others who chose to use dry tyres at the start immediately lived to regret their decision, as they were passed by all the cars on intermediates.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

But overriding all of this was the shame and regret he felt about his marriage.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

But Haworth offered his view, which he may now regret.

From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2026

"Friends, it is with sincere regret that we announce that the YE concerts in Saint Petersburg cannot take place on the scheduled dates," Moscow-based events organiser Say Agency said in a statement.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

“It looks to me like there’s a lot of regret here. But there’s a lot of love, too. You can get through anything when you’ve still got that.”

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

"Steps were taken to mitigate harm to civilians, including the use of precise munitions," the military said, adding it "regrets any harm caused to uninvolved individuals".

From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026

“I live with many regrets and sincerely apologize to anyone I may have hurt through my actions,” said the onetime mogul, pale and sitting in a wheelchair.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

Reyes said that, like many Latinos, she deeply regrets her vote.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

Still, there are no regrets about how his career turned out.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

As a creature of the earth, he endured, hearty, whole, seemingly indestructible, with no regrets and no hope.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright

Hamilton chose soft-compound slicks and immediately regretted the decision as it became apparent that the track was still far too wet for that option.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

That’s when I said something I immediately regretted: “You didn’t mind spending $100,000 when Mark needed it.”

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

I asked Cramer if he regretted telling the world about medbeds.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

As a young Beatle, Paul McCartney signed a songwriting deal that he regretted for decades.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026

I regretted the many times, over the course of our seesawing friendship, that I’d insisted she was making a wrong move, when possibly she’d been doing it right.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

In the book, Steinem wrote that one longer-term result of the article was “realizing that all women are Bunnies. After feminism arrived in my life, I stopped regretting that I had written the article.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026

“I don’t like to go through life regretting anything. I want to make sure I can look back and be like, ‘Hey, I tried it out.’”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2026

"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 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

I waited for half an hour in the bitter cold, regretting that I had not remained in the warm store, but unable to go back inside.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright




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