lament for
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Much of his writing is a lament for the passing of old-time ways.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 31, 2026
Both as a protest song and a lament for human nature, it was a powerful way to end a peerless set.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2025
The song is a painful lament for how she used feel about her body and relationships, and it was an instant smash there.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2024
He offers a lament for an Indigenous people historically persecuted in their own land.
From New York Times ● Jul. 5, 2023
He says that this seems to be a poem about England but it is a lament for the poet’s native land, our own native land, Ireland.
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
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