regrettable
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Regrettable and deplorable as Gen. Tomer-Yerushalmi’s misconduct may be, it is unclear why the lesson of this affair should be the undermining of Israel’s legal system.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 1, 2025
Regrettable defending by RB Leipzig there; there’s no reason to let a little guy split your defense to win a header.
From New York Times • Aug. 18, 2020
Regrettable as the sale of Jefferson’s slaves was, it indirectly gave us a view into the private life of a very public president.
From Washington Post • Mar. 2, 2018
Take a walk on the villainous side, with the author of “The Legion of Regrettable Supervillains: Oddball Criminals From Comic Book History.”
From Seattle Times • Mar. 24, 2017
Regrettable as it was, I should have to surrender these two specimens to the coroner and the gravedigger.
From The Uttermost Farthing A Savant's Vendetta by Freeman, R. Austin (Richard Austin)
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