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laments





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Every generation looks on the next and laments that it has lost something good.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

“Don’t tell me ‘never,’” Graham laments, before bringing the meeting to a close with a gently peremptory “Do better.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

"We had so many before," his father Mustafa laments glumly as he proudly explains this business has been in their family for 40 years.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

“The shareholders fire you, but no one cares,” laments Alejandro Malbran, whose Brancous LP is the latest investment firm to try rallying Braemar shareholders against Bennett’s management.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

As he now laments, however, “It didn’t even occur to me to grab his radio, too.”

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer



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