rued

past tense of rue
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. 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
  • 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 11 Sep. 2025.

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