regret
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This ancient Greek and Roman school of thought, which argues that a shift in perspective can turn regret and fear into a state of calm acceptance, is what Semple calls “salvation through reason.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
If it was, it was one they must now regret accepting.
From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026
I get on pretty well with everybody, but it was sort of what people went in for then, but I certainly do rather regret it.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
"I can't imagine how helpless people must have been," she said between heavy sighs, adding: "I really regret that I didn't knock on a single door."
From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026
That was the worst forty-five minutes of our lives, sitting in silence and regret.
From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
