as in regretted
to feel sorry or dissatisfied about
I rue the day I agreed to this stupid plan
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Recent Examples of rued
Larson also addressed the near-misses and rued the chance to get a better result than 12th.
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Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
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regretted
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Elsner regretted being unable to do more to create views of Lake Michigan from Lake Park, Howland said.—
Tom Daykin,
jsonline.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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Netanyahu said Israel regretted the deadly incident and reiterated that Israel does not intentionally target civilians in its war with Hamas.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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“Rued.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rued. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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