bemoaned

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Lady Elgin Memorial and the oft-bemoaned orange Di Suvero sculpture at the eastern end of Wisconsin Ave.,

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  1. transitive verb To express grief over; lament.
  2. transitive verb To express disapproval of or regret for; deplore: "Tom Brokaw of NBC News recently bemoaned 'the cancer of the sound bite' afflicting Presidential campaigning” (John Tierney).

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  • The much-bemoaned sense of anti-climax was, to his mind, inevitable; he didn't remember any party's manifesto promising a Socialist Utopia (Creation of) bill, least of all New Labour's. —  Also by Christopher Brookmyre
  • Lady Elgin Memorial and the oft-bemoaned orange Di Suvero sculpture at the eastern end of Wisconsin Ave., —  JSOnline.com
  • Some of Burris 'supporters have bemoaned the fact that Democrats would stand in the way of the Senate gaining its only black member. —  Rod 2.0:Beta
  • However, Grayson bemoaned his side's defensive shortcomings and admitted they must improve in the coming weeks as they seek to cement a coveted play-off berth.
  • The president also bemoaned the tenuous security situation in Afghanistan, saying, "Unless we get a handle on it now, we're gonna be in trouble." —  AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed
 

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