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Recent Examples of regrettably
Security, regrettably, must be deployed in places it was not previously thought necessary.
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Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 24 Jan. 2026
The wild swings from high to low (regrettably, not in the opposite direction) were also seen in the S&P 500, which lost 1.56% at the end of the day after reaching a high of 1.9%.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 21 Nov. 2025
Those invasive predators had regrettably been introduced to the lake in 1915, but in the intervening century, no other major algae blooms had occurred.
—Rachel Nuwer, Quanta Magazine, 14 Nov. 2025
In his valuable study of slavery in Martinique, Dale Tomich regrettably invoked Hall in this regard.
—Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
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Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 24 Jan. 2026
The wild swings from high to low (regrettably, not in the opposite direction) were also seen in the S&P 500, which lost 1.56% at the end of the day after reaching a high of 1.9%.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 21 Nov. 2025
Those invasive predators had regrettably been introduced to the lake in 1915, but in the intervening century, no other major algae blooms had occurred.
—Rachel Nuwer, Quanta Magazine, 14 Nov. 2025
In his valuable study of slavery in Martinique, Dale Tomich regrettably invoked Hall in this regard.
—Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for regrettably
Adverb
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That’s the real tragedy many have unfortunately lost sight of.—
Michael Zais,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 Feb. 2026
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Pratt unfortunately lost his home in the Palisades.—
Rafael Perez,
Daily News,
15 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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The Super Bowl, sadly, was a snoozer.—
Brendan Marks,
New York Times,
12 Feb. 2026
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One man sadly watched the commemoration from a sidewalk in Tehran, not taking part.—
Jon Gambrell,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Their answer to having to tolerate difference is whatever means are necessary to stop liberalization, and lamentably, our Bill of Rights and governmental checks on the executive mean that taking a jack hammer to our nation’s foundation is a necessary means to a repugnant end.—
Rafael Perez,
Oc Register,
14 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Cowley is the mother of Hadiya Pendleton, who was tragically shot to death at age 15 in 2013 shortly after performing at Barack Obama’s second inauguration.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2026
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However, their love story was tragically cut short.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
12 Feb. 2026
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The film centers on Westley (Cary Elwes), a farmhand who goes on a noble quest to rescue his beloved Buttercup (Robin Wright) from the clutches of the loathsome Prince Humperdink (Chris Sarandon), to whom she's unhappily betrothed.—
James Mercadante,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 Jan. 2026
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The Old Globe: ‘Hedda Gabler’ Film and stage star Katie Holmes will play the title role in a new adaptation of Henrik Ibsen’s 1891 Norwegian psychological drama about an unhappily married and controlling woman whose plot to financially ruin her former lover goes horribly awry.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Dec. 2025
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“Regrettably.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regrettably. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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