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The reported spending angered locals like Michael Gagin, who stepped to the microphone at Town Hall to give leaders a piece of his mind.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

US rapper Travis Scott angered fans in Istanbul after a performance that barely lasted 20 minutes, with the audience booing as he left the stage early Monday, footage on social media showed.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

For traditional companies, pursuing the same approach would have significantly damaged their stock price and angered shareholders, he says.

From BBC • May 17, 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

The midwife’s greed angered the villagers, but they needed her and so took out their anger not on Jane Sharp but on her apprentice, needed by no one.

From "The Midwife's Apprentice" by Karen Cushman