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regrettably

[ri-gret-uh-blee] / rɪˈgrɛt ə bli /




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Another regrettably late discovery, because when we said goodbye, I was certain this was the end of our acquaintance.

From Literature

“All investments need a clear, simple, stable and predictable framework and regrettably this is not the regulatory reform that is so far introduced in this legislation.”

From The Wall Street Journal

"The Education Authority has therefore regrettably been required to identify a series of significant savings measures."

From BBC

And the lone reinforcement the front office acquired at what now feels like a regrettably quiet trade deadline, Brock Stewart, is uncertain to return from a bothersome shoulder problem.

From Los Angeles Times

"We have to focus on the savings because regrettably the finances of this country are in terrible, terrible trouble," he told BBC Radio 4's Today programme.

From BBC