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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Repentance; regret.

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  • verb Present participle of rue.

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Examples

  • But still, the Nielsens have the loudest voice (and a virtual monopoly), so we will keep watching their numbers while at the same time ruing their existence.

    Ratings Results – Looking Back at the Final Results for Last Season 2009

  • It is also a jolt when we find him contemplating adultery and ruing the presence of his son "the insomniac observation-freak".

    Mother's Milk by Edward St Aubyn 2011

  • But that cheery prospect may not have distracted the advertising and marketing executives in the room from ruing the hundreds of billions of dollars they've apparently thrown down the rat hole these past 35 years.

    Marty Kaplan: The Naked Nielsens Marty Kaplan 2011

  • But still, the Nielsens have the loudest voice (and a virtual monopoly), so we will keep watching their numbers while at the same time ruing their existence.

    10 « September « 2009 « Axiom's Edge Science Fiction and Fantasy 2009

  • The Italians were already ruing a missed chance after the striker Marco Borriello fluffed a 28th-minute penalty.

    Shakhtar Donetsk 3-0 Roma (Shakhtar win 6-2 on agg) | Champions League 2011

  • But that cheery prospect may not have distracted the advertising and marketing executives in the room from ruing the hundreds of billions of dollars they've apparently thrown down the rat hole these past 35 years.

    Marty Kaplan: The Naked Nielsens Marty Kaplan 2011

  • *** Americas Peruvian electoral officials confirmed that Ollanta Humala, a left-leaning former military officer, and Keiko Fujimori, daughter of an imprisoned ex-president, are headed for a presidential runoff election in June that will leave many investors in this booming economy ruing the options.

    World Watch 2011

  • LIMA, Peru—Ollanta Humala, a left-leaning former military officer, and Keiko Fujimori, daughter of an imprisoned ex-president, appeared headed for a runoff election that will leave many investors in this booming economy ruing the options, after the two emerged as the top vote-getters in the first round presidential balloting Sunday.

    Leftist, Ex-President's Daughter Lead Peruvian Vote Matt Moffett 2011

  • But that cheery prospect may not have distracted the advertising and marketing executives in the room from ruing the hundreds of billions of dollars they've apparently thrown down the rat hole these past 35 years.

    Marty Kaplan: The Naked Nielsens Marty Kaplan 2011

  • But still, the Nielsens have the loudest voice (and a virtual monopoly), so we will keep watching their numbers while at the same time ruing their existence.

    September « 2009 « Axiom's Edge Science Fiction and Fantasy 2009

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