lament
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Those of us who languish in the academic wasteland are too tardy to lament, so little has changed.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
My hair woes started in high school, when I would scrape my curls into a bun and lament how thin my hairline looked.
From Slate • May 23, 2026
Warwickshire were left to lament their loss of line and momentum in the second and third sessions.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
And his lament over the pain of farewells likely will be felt by many of the athletes gathering Sunday for the Olympic closing ceremony at Arena di Verona, a 1st century Roman amphitheater.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2026
Their voices, low and sorrowful, lifted the words of the lament into the heavy stillness of dusk in the Great Wood.
From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo
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