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And many a man of good will has wailed that science should take a holiday because it has created the modern instruments of war, and technologic advance has caused so much sociological dislocation.

From Time Magazine Archive

As soon as Leila has wailed twice every one of you make the most horrible sound you know as loudly as you can and hustle for the back door howling as you go.

From Marjorie Dean, College Sophomore by Lester, Pauline

The philosopher has wailed a dirge without Page 261 hope, a requiem without grandeur, over the world's future.

From Recreations in Astronomy With Directions for Practical Experiments and Telescopic Work by Warren, Henry White