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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The passage echoes Whitehead’s response to 9/11, as Carney mourns the neighborhood that the Twin Towers would supplant.—
Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026 -
Civil rights advocates liken Kohen Wiley’s death to other Black lives lost after minor accusations, as experts question firing into moving cars and investigators review footage while his family mourns.—
Travis Loller,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
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James Jeansonne, who works in marketing at a company in Columbus, Ohio, laments the loss of Spirit.—
Kevin Williams,
CNBC,
20 June 2026
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Here’s the latest harrowing dispatch from the frontlines of education, as yet another higher education instructor laments that his pupils literally can’t read.—
Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
10 June 2026
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The club’s owner, Willie Dann, said he is horrified by what has happened recently and regrets ever hiring Kerlew.—
Ryan Oehrli,
Charlotte Observer,
13 June 2026
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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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“Wails (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wails%20%28for%29. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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