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discontent

[dis-kuhn-tent] / ˌdɪs kənˈtɛnt /


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Discontent is also spreading among employees at Samsung affiliates including Samsung Display, Samsung SDI and Samsung Electro-Mechanics, which are separately listed and offer significantly smaller bonuses.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

Two decades later, the show took place with subdued lighting during 1972's Winter of Discontent, a period of widespread strikes, economic turmoil and regular power cuts.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2025

Discontent over staffing, pay and other alleged workplace issues has pervaded the lab over the past two years, emails and other communications reviewed by The Times show.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 1, 2024

Discontent was simmering on Indiana University’s flagship campus long before the first tent went up in Dunn Meadow, the vast green space beside the student union in Bloomington.

From New York Times • May 2, 2024

Discontent urging her to look at rich things which she could not buy; the blended beauty of Venetian glass, jewels, laces, silks, all seemed to come before her with a new meaning.

From The Oyster by Peer




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