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Shane Manogue, the owner of a construction and maintenance company, claims he is owed at least £20,000 and said he "rues the day" he met de Min.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

Until that point, Skye rues that she had lived like an adult since childhood, the inevitable consequence of entering Hollywood as an adolescent and lacking conventional parental guidance.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2025

Chez lui, la chasse aux mosaïques mène M. Latrasse, âgé de 43 ans, de rues médiévales en quartiers périphériques difficiles.

From New York Times • Feb. 12, 2023

He rues that these expected opportunities have eluded him.

From Washington Post • Dec. 2, 2022

‘He who makes a thrall his friend rues it ever more,’ he answered at last.

From The Red Romance Book by Ford, H. J. (Henry Justice)