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strongly dislike or regret
- He denounced the deplorable state of American architecture and the unprincipled eclecticism of its practitioners.1.10 — Part 1 Chapter 10 (3% in)
- The bulletin of the Architects' Guild of America carried a small item: "A curious incident, which would be amusing if it were not deplorable, is reported to us about a home recently built by Mr. Whitford Sanborn, noted industrialist.1.13 — Part 1 Chapter 13 (99% in)
- He wrote about the decline of civilization and deplored the loss of the simple faith.2.12 — Part 2 Chapter 12 (22% in)
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