as in mourns
to feel or express sorrow for
her grandfather asked her not to wail for him, saying that he had had a good life and was at peace
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More news to know now Lisbon, Portugal, mourns 17 victims of a funicular crash.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025 -
Family mourns loss of father and child R’mani Sibley was an elementary school student in Crowley, according to her family.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Mar. 2025
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The board laments the fact that the rich are self-funding their way to political power.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Sep. 2025
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Looking back on the process, Kojima laments that his goal was to make extremely realistic renders of his subjects (Refn included), but even with cutting edge technology there remains room for improvement.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
27 Aug. 2025
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Sophie Turner regrets being online after joining Game of Thrones as a teenager.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
27 Aug. 2025
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Israel deeply regrets the tragic mishap that occurred today at the Nasser Hospital in Gaza.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
26 Aug. 2025
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“Wails (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wails%20%28for%29. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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