as in mourned
to feel or express sorrow for
I grieve for our loss
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His death wasn’t only mourned by the fashion community, it was mourned by us all.—
Serena Turner,
Vanity Fair,
30 Mar. 2026 -
That link only strengthened last year, when Salah mourned the death of teammate Diogo Jota alongside millions of Reds fans around the world.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
25 Mar. 2026
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Republicans see the Sununu name as still bankable but lamented the primary.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
27 Mar. 2026
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Early in his tenure, Niccol spoke with customers who lamented the lack of comfortable seating Starbucks locations once had, as well as baristas recognizing and chatting with them.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
23 Mar. 2026
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The administrator who spoke to the Southern California News Group regretted not relocating sooner and planned to move away as soon as possible.—
Jason Henry,
Daily News,
15 Mar. 2026
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During our February Monthly Meeting a couple of weeks ago, Jim expressed concerns about Microsoft and regretted not selling it last year.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Grieved (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grieved%20%28for%29. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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