as in mourns
to feel or express sorrow for
I grieve for our loss
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Federal investigators have begun examining the wreckage of a skydiving plane in western Missouri that crashed and killed all 12 people aboard, as the skydiving community mourns the loss of several of its members.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
16 June 2026 -
Shanahan family Skydiving community mourns This region of Missouri, near the Kansas border, is a popular skydiving area, according to Northern Bates County Commissioner John Gray.—
Selina Guevara,
NBC news,
15 June 2026
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Here’s the latest harrowing dispatch from the frontlines of education, as yet another higher education instructor laments that his pupils literally can’t read.—
Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
10 June 2026
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Deedson has played at stadiums now under gang control, and laments that Haitian kids aspiring to make the national team one day can’t use those vital facilities.—
Hira Humayun,
CNN Money,
29 May 2026
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The club’s owner, Willie Dann, said he is horrified by what has happened recently and regrets ever hiring Kerlew.—
Ryan Oehrli,
Charlotte Observer,
13 June 2026
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But on a certain level, Van Gundy will always be a Knicks lifer who regrets resigning from the team a quarter century ago and who was interested in his old job when David Fizdale and Tom Thibodeau were hired instead.—
Ian O'Connor,
New York Times,
26 May 2026
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“Grieves (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grieves%20%28for%29. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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