regrettable
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The discovery of 97 million documents more than three years into an inquiry investigating allegations that UK special forces committed war crimes in Afghanistan was a "regrettable failure", the Ministry of Defence has said.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
This often happened during arias, creating a regrettable focus disturbance for the audience.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
Leaving by the front door, with its sight lines into the dining room, was a regrettable error.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
She added that it was "regrettable" the UK government had not explained its decision to Ming Yang.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
In any case, regrettable as the whole business was, I do not see that any real harm has been done.
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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