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verb
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They created two chances in the first half that should have been buried, but Pierre Landry Kabore shot straight at the keeper and Alexandros Kyziridis nudged his effort wide when one-on-one.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
"Europe should have access to the world’s most capable AI without compromising control over their data, operations or digital future," Microsoft President Brad Smith said in the statement.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
Thesaurus
Possible Synonyms
Words in our thesaurus
other words
- hindsight is 20/20
- missed opportunity
- needed to have
- ought to have
- was supposed to
Possible Antonyms
- good call
- nailed it
- no regrets
- had no obligation to
- glad I didn't
