as in lamented
to feel sorry or dissatisfied about
we regret any inconvenience that we may have caused you
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Recent Examples of regretted
Manion said his client regretted distributing the flier.
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David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 2 Dec. 2024
Does the child make impulsive decisions that might be regretted later?
—Madeline Holcombe, CNN, 30 Nov. 2024
Worryingly, the survey also concluded that the average amount of debt that Americans get to visit Disney parks comes to $1,690 and 41% of them regretted taking it out.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
In hindsight, Dickinson regretted that Madison had not been more specific.
—Jane E. Calvert / Made By History, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024
Payton regretted how things played out.
—Manny Navarro, The Athletic, 21 Aug. 2024
When that conversation became a Rolling Stone story, Canada regretted it almost immediately.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2024
Engadget further reported that regretted attrition, or workers choosing to leave the company, occurred twice as often as unregretted attrition, or layoffs and firings, and that only one out of three new hires in 2021 stayed with the company for 90 or more days.
—Bhakti Mirchandani, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
Looking back, Steve Crocker, one of the engineers who worked on the design of the Internet, regretted not taking security into consideration.
—Tom Donilon, Foreign Affairs, 28 Jan. 2022
David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 2 Dec. 2024
Does the child make impulsive decisions that might be regretted later?
—Madeline Holcombe, CNN, 30 Nov. 2024
Worryingly, the survey also concluded that the average amount of debt that Americans get to visit Disney parks comes to $1,690 and 41% of them regretted taking it out.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
In hindsight, Dickinson regretted that Madison had not been more specific.
—Jane E. Calvert / Made By History, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024
Payton regretted how things played out.
—Manny Navarro, The Athletic, 21 Aug. 2024
When that conversation became a Rolling Stone story, Canada regretted it almost immediately.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2024
Engadget further reported that regretted attrition, or workers choosing to leave the company, occurred twice as often as unregretted attrition, or layoffs and firings, and that only one out of three new hires in 2021 stayed with the company for 90 or more days.
—Bhakti Mirchandani, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
Looking back, Steve Crocker, one of the engineers who worked on the design of the Internet, regretted not taking security into consideration.
—Tom Donilon, Foreign Affairs, 28 Jan. 2022
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