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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Reeves expressed his condolences, saying the state is mourning the loss of Eaves.—
Hannah Parry,
Newsweek,
31 Jan. 2025 -
Political figures from across the U.S. including President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance, Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), and Kansas Sens. Jerry Moran (R-KS) and Roger Marshall (R-KS) mourned the incident.—
Ross O'Keefe,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
31 Jan. 2025
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Last year, General Motors and Ford lamented missing where the market actually is with too many too-expensive EVs and not enough hybrids.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
Ars Technica,
7 Feb. 2025
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This was dialed back, but to this day users lament Musk's outsize presence on their feeds.—
Kristan Hawkins,
Newsweek,
6 Feb. 2025
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Comments Nany González doesn't regret skipping The Challenge season 40.—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
EW.com,
4 Feb. 2025
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And with every defeat, the impression that Amorim is regretting his decision to move to Manchester from Lisbon’s Sporting CP in the middle of the season gets stronger.—
Nick Miller,
The Athletic,
3 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 13 Feb. 2025.
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