as in to mourn
to feel or express sorrow for
her grandfather asked her not to wail for him, saying that he had had a good life and was at peace
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On Sunday, Battle’s cousins mourned in a relative’s apartment about a half-mile away from the shooting scene.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
9 Mar. 2025 -
Another video geolocated by CNN showed women mourning among the bodies of at least twenty men in civilian clothes who appear to have been shot dead in a village near the town of al Jinderiyah.—
Eyad Kourdi,
CNN,
7 Mar. 2025
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Continue reading … 'WE'LL HIRE YOU' – Governor laments federal workers being fired by Trump admin, offers them jobs.—
Fox News,
Fox News,
4 Mar. 2025
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The Islanders lamented their 21 shots on goal – two fewer than their first period against the Nashville Predators on Saturday in an entertaining 7-4 victory.—
Larry Fleisher,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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As the Miami Herald columnist Omar Kelly said, teams that pass on Ward will certainly regret it.—
C. Isaiah Smalls II,
Miami Herald,
28 Feb. 2025
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The Democrats ended up losing the vote, but Pettersen doesn't regret making the trip.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
26 Feb. 2025
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“Wail (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wail%20%28for%29. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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