anger
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Ellison and his executives have vacillated from anger to acceptance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
They also uncovered the first evidence that dogs can tell apart several negative expressions, including anger, sadness, and fear.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026
Cuaya and her co-researcher, Raúl Hernández-Pérez, went on to investigate how dogs responded to other human emotions - showing dogs images of people displaying happiness, anger, fear, and sadness.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
Niewiadoma-Phinney is a perennially upbeat, thoughtful rider, which is part of why her anger was so jarring: it isn’t really her style.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
I had seen dogs with compassion for each other and their young, and with anger and joy and hate and love but this humor went into me more than the other things.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
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
It is a decision which still angers Liverpool fans.
From BBC ● Jan. 19, 2026
That’s what angers Frey the most about the release of “Critical Incident.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 9, 2026
Sherrilyn Ifill: It angers me, obviously, but I also often get a chuckle out of it.
From Slate ● Jan. 6, 2025
So naming a price — one that spares possible enemies — angers them.
From "Mockingjay" 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
The author is angered by student loans, which take time and paperwork to repay and which she would replace with direct grants.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
By trading for Detroit Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal, the Dodgers further angered their critics but also secured a third straight World Series title, columnist Bill Plaschke writes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2026
Southwest Airlines is in the middle of major makeover that has angered some of its most loyal fans.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026
I didn’t want Rufus having to face some creditor that I had angered with my twentieth-century brevity—which could come across as nineteenth-century abruptness, even discourtesy.
From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler
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
