as in whine
an expression of dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment
an essay that is essentially a long miserere about the decline of good manners in our society
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Air raid sirens, the whine of kamikaze drones and booming detonations reverberated from early evening until dawn as Russia launched what Ukraine's Air Force said was a total of 539 drones and 11 missiles.—
Pavel Polityuk,
USA Today,
4 July 2025 -
Pretty soon, the whine of the gears, the shriek of the diff, and the sheer cacophony of combustion make conversation all but impossible.—
Tim Pitt,
Robb Report,
28 May 2025
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Dicey intonation in the final chorus and Mandane’s second-act aria aside, the group’s unity and expression was impressive, from exactly seesawing strings to Brandon Acker’s bleak, mournful lute under Artaserse’s first-act lament.—
Hannah Edgar,
Chicago Tribune,
28 June 2025
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But now, to the lament of many people, Grinder’s Keepers in Bristol is closing for good on June.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
28 June 2025
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Suffice to say, the 2025 Cannes market will be filled with even more groans on moans than years past.—
Elsa Ramo,
Forbes.com,
6 May 2025
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There's a push, and suddenly, a newborn's first cry replaces the mother's moans.—
Laura Gómez,
Scientific American,
26 Mar. 2025
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The Van Tine lawsuit, filed earlier last month, asserts some of the same allegations as the Ornelas complaint.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 July 2025
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Ironically, the complaint in question was never even sustained, meaning the civilian investigators ultimately found no misconduct by officers.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
4 July 2025
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But there was little cause for celebration at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium after Luis Enrique’s men swatted away Lionel Messi and his teammates with minimum fuss.—
Dan Cancian,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Salmon is an increasingly popular fish that’s easy to prepare at home with minimal fuss.—
Stacey Lastoe,
Southern Living,
28 June 2025
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Another familiar image of American grievances, an engraving of the 1770 Boston Massacre, predates the conflict by five years.—
Karin Wulf,
Smithsonian Magazine,
1 July 2025
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In late 2010, two people complained to the Compliance Advisor Ombudsman, which handles grievances related to IFC projects, about water pollution, soil pollution and foul smells from the Santo Domingo facilities.—
Christine Ro,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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“Miserere.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/miserere. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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