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lamentation

[lam-uhn-tay-shuhn] / ˌlæm ənˈteɪ ʃən /


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“Craftland” may be read as a mild and easily digested tour of a vanished civilization, a sort of upbeat lamentation, and surely that response would be justified.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2025

Zion Church, coaches her to experience the truth of the mother’s lamentation scene.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2023

"There is this sentence from the bible, from David's lamentation, saying 'How heroes fell'. And actually, the question now turns to instead of 'How heroes fell?', to 'For what?'," 63-year-old lawyer David Gilat told Reuters.

From Reuters ● Apr. 22, 2023

Despite being billed as an opera, “Russia: Today” has no apparent plot; instead, the material is framed as an hourlong Orthodox memorial service, moving from opening prayers through lamentation to a kind of peace.

From New York Times ● Feb. 15, 2023

“Chaplain, this comes as a great shock to me,” the major accused in a tone of heavy lamentation.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller



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