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Sitting on an outdoor chair that her former company made, Terekh compared herself with other Ukrainians who harbor pent-up anger over Russian destruction but never get to release it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
In a letter to university staff, Prof Deborah Prentice said she knows there is "anger and anxiety around this damaging and difficult case" and she shares concerns raised by those in Cambridge and beyond.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
Ellison and his executives have vacillated from anger to acceptance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
A whole-brain analysis revealed different patterns of neural activity for fear compared with anger and sadness.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026
I’ve never heard this nickname, but it seems to cut through her anger.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
The wrinkle that angers buyers is that by event time, comparable replacement tickets on StubHub can cost significantly more than the customer originally paid.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
Perhaps what angers him most is that officers may never know the scale of what went on at Save A Paw.
From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2026
Her response, “What’s our lesson here?,” angers him, and he tries to snatch her phone.
From Slate ● Jan. 23, 2026
But that thought angers me on her behalf, with empathy for what she went through.
From Salon ● Oct. 29, 2023
I snap, because even though Haymitch is my mentor and trying to keep me alive, this angers me.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
Shadow communities secretary Sir James Cleverly said he was angered by the "tragic" death and said "a number of people at a number of academic institutions have serious questions to answer".
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
Pyongyang has always been angered by the drills, decrying them as dress rehearsals for an invasion.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
What really angered stakeholders, however, was Infantino’s brazen move to develop the FFE in secret, only to have its details leak out.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026
Oman angered Iranian officials when it set up a U.S.-backed corridor for shipping that hugged its coastline without Iranian approval.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
When something had angered Malcolm X during the day, his face would be flushed redder when he visited me, and he generally would spend much of the session lashing out bitterly.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
Its notice was later withdrawn after angering US politicians, who were concerned it would affect their own citizen's data.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
Every time the narrative comes close to truly condemning children’s access to devices, the movie pulls back in fear of isolating or angering the audience.
From Salon ● Jun. 21, 2026
But Schnur said the governor likely also has concerns about angering one of his biggest backers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 21, 2026
The bishops, often nervous about angering the public at a time when church attendance continues its steady decline, have to think carefully about whether to challenge these celebrity priests.
From Slate ● Jun. 8, 2026
She couldn’t risk angering him, because he was her only hope for a positive outcome.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
