Word: regretful
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...early. One was voting early so she "would be able to avoid crowds and take my time and read all the propositions carefully." These people were making such well-informed decisions that none of them said they were nervous that something would happen before the election to make them regret their vote. "Obama would have to eat a baby onstage with condiments and not wash his hands after," one told me. Another thought about my question for a minute and said, "Nothing could happen that I couldn't rationalize...
Hypothesis: Mail Goggles will keep me from sending e-mails that I might otherwise regret...
...power to order them out. In a meeting in Kabul, he says, Karzai offered to continue paying his father's salary every month. The Australian government says it is negotiating to pay compensation to Khan's family. ADF head Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston said, "We deeply regret [Khan's] death. We are working very closely with [Khan's] tribe to ensure that this has no far-reaching negative effects on our operations in the province of Oruzgan...
...Last year at Commencement, you said, “If you don’t try to do what you love—whether it is painting or biology or finance—if you don’t pursue what you think will be most meaningful, you will regret it.” Under ordinary circumstances we would have heeded your warning. But this was Commencement, and your audience was too busy thinking of all the drunken Facebook photos they would have to de-tag before moving to Manhattan. They were gone, President Faust, but at that moment...
...hoped the elongated curves she was drawing might inspire the Prince to some course of action.Suddenly he was beside her, taking the piece of chalk from her willing hand. “Ah! I’ve scribbed all over the table!” she exclaimed with mock regret, tracing the lines with a suggestive finger.The Prince stood very close to her, turning the piece of chalk in his hand. “There’s one thing I’ve long wanted to ask you,” he said in a low voice...