"I made a mistake and I regret what happened, " he said.

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The judge said the defendant had told a psychiatrist he did not regret what he had done.

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"While some further analysis remains, we believe we have identified and remedied the cause of the power outage and regret the interruption that occurred during what was a showcase event for the city and state, " Entergy New Orleans Chief Executive Charles Rice said.

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") and toward a more sincere revelation of themselves ("What do you regret?

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Ironically, the same race also caused what he has described as his one regret in racing - missing out on a trainers' title - when Desert Orchid's victory resulted in David Elsworth leapfrogging Gifford on the final day of the season in 1988.

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"I felt a lot of regret, difficult to face my family knowing they knew what I had done, " Westlake testified.

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This president has made, I regret to say, a colossal error of judgment, and judgment is what we look for in the president of the United States of America.

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The mayor said that those responsible for criminality would "face punishments they will badly regret" but as he began his walkabout, a number of business owners expressed anger about what had happened and the police response - and demanded to know what he would do about it.

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