as in regrets
to feel sorry or dissatisfied about
I rue the day I agreed to this stupid plan
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Recent Examples of rues
Jamie Cassano, of Boca Raton, rues the loss of two lanes on Interstate 95 to toll lanes.
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Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2025
Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2025
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regrets
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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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Perhaps Sylvie now regrets her time in Moscow, even the tenor of her politics.—
James Wood,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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“Rues.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rues. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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