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rue

[roo] / ru /


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A couple of panelists rue the seeming lack of attention paid to “Murdaugh: Death in the Family,” touting Oscar and two-time Emmy winner Patricia Arquette.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

This decision will find an echo in “King Lear”; Lear, too, cites his age when giving the power to rule his kingdom to his daughters, and both characters live to rue their choices.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

For now, though, manager Phil Parkinson could only rue the refusal of the officials to read the script.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

The visitors are still in the running for the championship but may rue not picking up a late bonus point in last week's win over Italy.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026

If there are fireflies this summer, they do not come down the rue Vauborel.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr




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