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regrets

  • plural
    of regret.
    regret
    verb (used with object)
    to feel sorrow or remorse for (an act, fault, disappointment, etc.).
  • present tense form
    of regret (3rd person singular).
    regret
    verb (used with object)
    to feel sorrow or remorse for (an act, fault, disappointment, etc.).

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There the narrator meets both Homer and Odysseus, who now regrets his actions in the “Odyssey,” when he was fool enough to leave Calypso’s island and miss out on her offer of immortality.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Claire, a man of “integrity and dignity,” as former Times baseball columnist Ross Newhan wrote, walked away with no harsh words or public regrets.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

Do you have any regrets, looking back at when were you out there?

From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2026

"Steps were taken to mitigate harm to civilians, including the use of precise munitions," the military said, adding it "regrets any harm caused to uninvolved individuals".

From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026

The regrets piled thickly on one another until Matt’s thoughts were running around in his head like a hamster on a wheel.

From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer