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"I have no words. Every moment in the race I was regretting that I ran the 5,000m and 10,000m. I was telling myself if I hadn't done that, I would feel great today," said Hassan.

From BBC • Aug. 11, 2024

They had spent a late evening partying together and Sandler was regretting not eating after the premiere.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 10, 2019

The snowboarder hadn’t finished her breakfast and halfway through the Olympic halfpipe competition, she was regretting it.

From Washington Post • Feb. 16, 2018

“When he was writing, he was regretting not acting,” Mr. Rubin said.

From New York Times • Aug. 16, 2017

Slughorn looked deeply troubled now: He was gazing at Riddle as though he had never seen him plainly before, and Harry could tell that he was regretting entering into the conversation at all.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling