angering

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At last year’s COP30 in Brazil, about 80 countries backed a road map to phase out oil, gas and coal, but it was dropped from the final document for lack of consensus, angering many delegates.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026

Utilities that manage such growth without angering customers by hiking prices are “uniquely positioned to capture this upside.”

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

He spearheaded the concept of “secondary sanctions” to penalize even non-U.S. firms for doing business with the regime, angering Europe.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 28, 2026

However, he courted a move to West Ham that summer, angering Villa fans by doing an 'irons' pose on his social media before that transfer fell through.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026

But over the decade following the riot, gangs and organized crime continued to operate unchecked by the mayor, angering enough citizens that Thompson was voted out in 1931, never to hold office again.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield