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“Masculinity isn’t aggression, and being a good man isn’t about never having anger or difficult emotions,” one mom said.
From Salon ● Oct. 18, 2026
In a national address from the Élysée Palace, he warned those who had taken part not to "escalate", adding: "We all feel anger and shame."
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
The disorder affects emotional expression that can result in sudden involuntary, and out-of-control episodes of laughing, crying, or anger that do not match how a person actually feels.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
There is also public anger at perceived police brutality during the student protests.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
I felt my face turn scarlet with anger.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
"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
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
Sherrilyn Ifill: It angers me, obviously, but I also often get a chuckle out of it.
From Slate ● Jan. 6, 2025
It angers him, yet there is no one to blame but himself.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
The visit angered diGenova, who believed they were there to sideline him and take over the investigation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
The proposed removal of wartime leader Churchill angered Reform leader Nigel Farage, and Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey, with Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch describing the move as "a silly thing to do".
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
In August 2023, angered by Echard’s persistent doubts, Owens raised the stakes and filed a paternity petition in family court in Arizona.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
That doesn’t mean you can’t be totally angered by them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
She depressed me, bored me, angered me, drove me crazy.
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Its notice was later withdrawn after angering US politicians, who were concerned it would affect their own citizen's data.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
Bayer’s shares have been on a yearslong slide since the 2018 deal, angering investors and putting pressure on the company’s then-chief executive and architect of the acquisition, Werner Baumann.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 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
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
Nailer wanted to press the issue, but didn’t know how without angering the captain.
From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi
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