anger
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Neither Lisbet nor Mihai can exhibit too much passion or zealotry, too much unjust anger or warranted affection.
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026
A team of lab assistants spent months watching their reactions, coding facial expressions and scoring them against nine emotional behaviors: anger, disgust, happiness/amusement, contempt, sadness, embarrassment, fear, surprise and confusion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
The sale will take place online and in person with bidders, who are required to register in advance and pay a deposit, hoping they won't be looking back in anger on the day.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
Lee’s film is motivated less by anger and more by curiosity, compassion and a general confusion, as no one quite knows how to behave or feel or just be.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
Danny felt his face turn bright red with anger as he dusted his hands and stood back up.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
"People are still saying it does not meet the threshold for remediation, that both angers me and saddens me," he added.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
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
Her response, “What’s our lesson here?,” angers him, and he tries to snatch her phone.
From Slate ● Jan. 23, 2026
For a high-powered pharma chief, she’s remarkably in tune with how the average person feels, which is what angers Teddy so much when Michelle continuously asks for an honest conversation.
From Salon ● Oct. 31, 2025
So naming a price — one that spares possible enemies — angers them.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
In a statement, they said they were "deeply shocked and angered by the circumstances surrounding his death".
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
That doesn’t mean you can’t be totally angered by them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
Rockstar's parent company, Take-Two, angered fans earlier this year when it decided not to make any physical copies available.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
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
The demand came directly from Morgan Stanley’s chief risk officer, Tom Daula, and Hubler and his traders were angered and disturbed that he would issue it.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
"He's navigating a very fine line between keeping his constituents happy and not angering or alienating President Trump," he told the BBC.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
But Schnur said the governor likely also has concerns about angering one of his biggest backers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 21, 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
As recently as a year ago, they said, such a deal would have been unthinkable, because companies were nervous about angering Nvidia’s Huang.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
Do I open the door and risk angering the smith by barging in, or do I go back to the Commandant without a response when she specifically demanded one?
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
