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New Jersey state authorities announced Friday they were taking charge of security outside a US immigration detention center after clashes between ICE agents and protesters angered by conditions faced by detainees inside.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

Sophie has refused to charge learners extra fees on the day of their driving tests to use her car, which has angered other instructors in her area who do.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

As the newly elected mayor of Anaheim in 1978, he angered the city’s Police Department by suggesting the creation of a citizens oversight commission after residents complained that officers regularly harassed and beat them.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

It’s only rational to be angered by someone who isn’t who they say they are, who doesn’t uphold the values they purport to champion.

From Salon • Apr. 29, 2026

Alex, frustrated and angered by the World Bank’s decision, decided at one point that everything should go to the Ministry of Health.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French