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Discover LudwigThe phrase "bitterly rue" is correct and usable in written English
It can be used to express a deep sense of regret or sorrow about something that has happened. Example: "After realizing the consequences of his actions, he began to bitterly rue the choices he had made."
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If she does not regret it already, Secretary Clinton will come to bitterly rue her association with the shameful Mideast policies of this administration.
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For now, that sense of "mildly nauseous" will surely remain in quotation marks in the news pages of The Times, or will be paraphrased into "nauseated". And lexical sticklers — or at least the ones bitterly ruing Mrs. Clinton's loss — might tell Mr. Comey that they find him a lot more than just mildly nauseous.
And it's something I bitterly regret.
Johnston rued bitterly that the Rhodesians had apparently made practical arrangements for an independent office in Lisbon anyway, even going to the trouble of renting the prospective mission premises.
Since the 1980s Wall Street has built up merchant banking in boom times, only to rue it bitterly afterwards.
Muscat said he was "bitterly disappointed" to crash out, ruing early chances not taken by Thompson.
Later, in a particularly heartbreaking scene, ostracised and depressed, he's seen self-harming, talking bitterly about how his parents told him when he was diagnosed that "it made him unique", and rueing that if he's not gifted, that "just leaves you weird".
For Rue".
Rue Weygand and Rue Allenby.
Rue Montmartre.
Rue Lepic.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com