regret
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Iranians expressed regret at the return to hostilities.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
“I accept full responsibility for lapses in judgment by people within my inner circle and regret the distraction this situation has caused the fans and my family,” Leonard’s statement read.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
It’s not that we regret having last week off.
From Slate ● Aug. 29, 2026
Henry, for example, was eventually on cordial terms with William Shawcross, the author of a book that was used by critics to paint him as a war criminal, to the regret of even Shawcross.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
I wasn’t crazy about cruising around the bay, and setting foot in the boat made me regret the idea of heading out to the island.
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
I’m certain everyone who stuck it out in Queens will say they have zero regrets, though they’re probably asleep under a desk right now.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
Rosanne deeply regrets the cancellation and looks forward to rescheduling appearances.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
Among my many regrets is that his illness meant that I didn’t have the opportunity to tell him that.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
Reader Aaron Rupert wrote that he regrets not having one in his previous marriage of 17 years.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
Duveen had said nothing to the police at the time, but he had no regrets.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
Another client told him that a year after they moved into a community where there are several data centers, they regretted it.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 4, 2026
“I saw the Lilith Fair documentary last year and got FOMO, I kind of regretted not playing” she says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
As outrage grew, he later said he regretted his statement.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
"I don't know what they'll do with it, but I have regretted that, because it was a really good song!" she joked.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
He threw his backpack over the fence and immediately regretted the choice.
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
In the book, Steinem wrote that one longer-term result of the article was “realizing that all women are Bunnies. After feminism arrived in my life, I stopped regretting that I had written the article.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
“I don’t like to go through life regretting anything. I want to make sure I can look back and be like, ‘Hey, I tried it out.’”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2026
“I don’t think anyone is regretting the wars, but maybe we’ll be sorry we didn’t do more,” Winner said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026
But anyone who panicked last April and sold stocks, rushing into safer havens, likely spent the latter half of 2025 regretting their decision.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 20, 2026
“What happened?” said Harry eagerly, regretting more than ever his isolation from the Wizarding world when he was stuck on Privet Drive.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
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"The Great Gatsby," Chapter 1 Vocabulary
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