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lament

verb as in to mourn or grieve deeply

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Although Yaba also laments that no one excelling in his stage of the game, he also admonishes his pal, “You shouldn’t use this world for your own pleasure.”

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“Everyone hates the Jews, everyone’s fine with using gay slurs,” he says, lamenting that he no longer feels purpose if there’s no wokeness to contest.

Most of the commenters were men calling her stupid and lamenting that the “woke” media is ruining women.

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The mention of Mike Trout’s name triggers twin laments from fans: how injuries have hampered his career, and how the Angels have hampered his career.

The mere mention of his name commonly triggers twin laments from fans: how injuries have hampered his career, and how the Angels have hampered his career.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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