bemoan
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Around the same time Andrew appeared to bemoan life in damp Britain.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026
And in several anonymized survey responses shared exclusively with Salon, parents didn’t bemoan their offspring as being anything close to lazy or entitled.
From Salon • Apr. 9, 2025
As managers bemoan the lack of preparation time in between games, the use of substitutions has grown in importance.
From BBC • Mar. 7, 2025
At some point in your time living in L.A. you’ve probably heard someone bemoan it as a city built for cars.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 2024
Unless you write yourself, you can’t know how wonderful it is; I always used to bemoan the fact that I couldn’t draw, but now I’m overjoyed that at least I can write.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
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