Word: bemoaning
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Reason to Have Second Thoughts: Urban refugees bemoan the lack of diversity...
...thing about ballot initiatives is they offer the citizenry no scapegoat other than itself. When the elephants have to leave the Cincinnati zoo ? famous for its endangered species ? angry residents might remember they just nixed a $52 million levy for a new elephant house. When sports fans in Pittsburgh bemoan the lack of facilities for the Steelers and the Pirates, it may spark the memory of their own votes against new stadiums for the teams...
...more difficult when we don't give them the education they deserve. We send them off to school every day, hoping for the best but often settling for less. Teachers are usually overworked and underpaid. Public schools are often overcrowded and underfunded. We begrudge tax hikes for schooling, then bemoan low test scores...
Most of the players and fans had already left, so I could clearly hear the ex-players bemoan to each other, "I wish I could have gone in there...
...University-managed, non-profit corporation that manages Harvard's endowment. The salaries of its best fund managers, which dwarf those of senior administrators and faculty, have drawn criticism from campus activists who bemoan such a wide income disparity at a non-profit institution...