lament
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Sotomayor’s lament applies with equal force to Landor v.
From Slate • Jun. 24, 2026
In the past, she would lament to her friends while trying to understand her parents' behaviour.
From BBC • Jun. 13, 2026
Teenagers left it on purpose—and understanding why they left, for whom and with what consequences turns a stale lament about kids these days into something more useful.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
And, as someone I wrote about two years ago regarding busted sidewalks in his neighborhood, he shared this lament about Thursday’s debate:
From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026
In Old Goblinish, it was a lament sung by the hero Walgund in the days following the destruction of his city by King Degravaunt of the Elves, when the elfin armies overran the forests.
From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin
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