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In a statement, he said the distress the case had caused Nadine was "deeply regrettable".

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"The organisers have cited security concerns linked to planned protests that threatened to disrupt the race. We find it extremely regrettable that threats of violence have disrupted our sport."

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The justice said the sanctions against his wife were "illegal and regrettable".

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In a statement posted on X, Sultana said it was a "regrettable situation" and she understood "people are feeling demoralised" but that she was confident the party's conference would go ahead.

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Palestinian Ambassador to the UN Riyad Mansour called the US's decision "deeply regrettable and painful", saying it had prevented the Security Council from "playing its rightful role in the face of these atrocities".

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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