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His decision to quit is regrettable.
It was a regrettable mistake.
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The box-of-chocolates approach has come under much more pressure since then, as misleading or offensive results have come to be seen more and more as dangerous rather than merely quirky or momentarily regrettable.
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Jonathan L. Zittrain, The Atlantic, 17 Dec. 2024
Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris said the decision was deeply regrettable.
—Reuters, USA TODAY, 15 Dec. 2024
That the film couldn’t break into Picture is painful, if not unexpected; that Clarence Maclin’s scene-stealing work was not recognized in a six-strong Supporting Actor field was more regrettable, especially in light of Deadwyler and Jean-Baptiste also missing out.
—Jen Chaney, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2024
For obvious and regrettable reasons, this is a theme that feels more urgent than ever in the U.S. right now.
—Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 27 Nov. 2024
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Jonathan L. Zittrain, The Atlantic, 17 Dec. 2024
Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris said the decision was deeply regrettable.
—Reuters, USA TODAY, 15 Dec. 2024
That the film couldn’t break into Picture is painful, if not unexpected; that Clarence Maclin’s scene-stealing work was not recognized in a six-strong Supporting Actor field was more regrettable, especially in light of Deadwyler and Jean-Baptiste also missing out.
—Jen Chaney, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2024
For obvious and regrettable reasons, this is a theme that feels more urgent than ever in the U.S. right now.
—Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 27 Nov. 2024
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“Regrettable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/regrettable. Accessed 4 Jan. 2025.
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regrettable
adjective
re·gret·ta·ble
ri-ˈgret-ə-bəl 
: deserving regret
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