lament
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Warwickshire were left to lament their loss of line and momentum in the second and third sessions.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
Many of us hear our children and grandchildren lament their financial difficulties.
From Barron's • Mar. 14, 2026
But he might also inspire a true-crime series like Marco Bellocchio’s “Portobello,” which hath no shortage of righteous indignation while also being an epic, a thriller and even a lament.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026
If Park’s film begins as another lament for our layoff-laden modern world, the South Korean director soon introduces a sinister twist.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 2026
Somewhere out in the darkness, a phoenix was singing in a way Harry had never heard before: a stricken lament of terrible beauty.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
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