Example Sentences
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Two major Islamic bodies, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation and Al-Azhar, issued statements that deplored the hateful rhetoric — but without making clear who had used it.
From Salon • Apr. 26, 2026
In majority-Christian Mar Mikhael on the other side of Beirut, a 68-year-old grocery store owner also deplored the group's decision to enter the war.
From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026
But clauses which will hand ministers powers to force the break-up of some big estates are deplored by many landowners and their representatives.
From BBC • Nov. 6, 2025
Why, he asked, is that acceptable in politics when it’s deplored in just about every other field of endeavor?
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 26, 2025
They deplored what he’d said, but felt he had a right to express himself.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
