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[luh-ment] / lษ™หˆmษ›nt /


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New graduates lament that while their college professors discouraged the use of AI tools, hiring managers applaud it.

From MarketWatch โ— Aug. 7, 2026

As performed by Price, Baez and Memphis Mariachi, their version of “Deportee” manages to be everything: a lament, a celebration of the lives lost, a tribute, a reminder.

From Salon โ— Jul. 14, 2026

While officials welcome projects which they say boost the economy, some locals lament their hometown is becoming a “playground for the rich.”

From The Wall Street Journal โ— Jul. 6, 2026

Sotomayor’s lament applies with equal force to Landor v.

From Slate โ— Jun. 24, 2026

“Ah, he had such potential,” the ghosts of the future lament in mournful voices, shaking their heads.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman

Standing in front of his mural, depicting the face of a girl with a feathered headdress, he laments that many artists were victims of the gangs and are now "disappeared."

From Barron's โ— Aug. 17, 2026

"These small windows that the world sees, the little openings here and there including secret schools for girls, are just meant to fool everybody," she laments with visible sadness.

From BBC โ— Aug. 14, 2026

In her book, “A Mother’s Reckoning,” she laments not invading her son’s privacy.

From The Wall Street Journal โ— Jul. 10, 2026

“Club Sport Marítimo de La Guaira profoundly laments the irreparable loss of the wife and sons of our player Lucas Trejo,” the team wrote.

From Los Angeles Times โ— Jun. 30, 2026

Even Dad, who rarely has anything negative to say, laments the lack of culture in the suburbs.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

Others lamented the death of a “part of their childhood.”

From Salon โ— Aug. 21, 2026

"In France and Italy, they are hiring, whereas in Germany, we are only cutting jobs," Bremm lamented, saying that governments in Paris and Rome seemed to be lobbying the parent company more aggressively.

From Barron's โ— Aug. 16, 2026

Still, in a recent YouTube video, the woman, who goes by “Rabbit Habbit” online, lamented leaving what’s likely to be years of surefire six-figure bonuses.

From The Wall Street Journal โ— Aug. 10, 2026

Speaking during the fringe show, Sarwar lamented how difficult it was to lead the party.

From BBC โ— Aug. 9, 2026

During one of my preliminary telephone conversations with Jesse to set up this visit, he’d lamented the poor quality of life in Caldwell, and I’d asked him why he didn’t move.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz

"I was born in the Revolution and through it I was able to find my way," he said, lamenting the loss of Castro's leadership in Cuba today.

From Barron's โ— Aug. 11, 2026

She received dozens of letters lamenting the “good old days” of “American” recipes like cola-soaked pork chops, but she didn’t listen.

From Salon โ— Aug. 6, 2026

There are thousands of videos like this one on social media, lamenting the "luteal uglies" - the changes in appearance and mood that women say appear during the luteal phase of their menstrual cycle.

From BBC โ— Aug. 3, 2026

He is lamenting the death of his wife, Seleuce, who is not actually dead but also on Cyprus, pretending to be a shepherdess and looking for him.

From The Wall Street Journal โ— Jul. 28, 2026

It still echoed sorrowfully, searchingly, but other voices accompanied it, voices of pleasure and sorrow, good and evil voices, laughing and lamenting voices, hundreds of voices, thousands of voices.

From "Siddhartha" by Hermann Hesse




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