frustrate
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In the first half, the reigning champions were pushed hard by a Dundee side that set out to be aggressive and frustrate the hosts, and that's just what they did.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
Final delivery can still frustrate, but he has become Scotland's chief creative force.
From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026
They raise costs, squeeze margins, and frustrate managers.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 6, 2026
“There’s immense amount of pressure, and sometimes that pressure can get you and frustrate you in different ways,” said Clark.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2026
"You know what I'm talking about. The ways I frustrate you. The way you look to your father for reassurance when you can't stand my questions."
From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse
He asks what they’re working on and what frustrates them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
"As much as it frustrates me, this process takes time. And on the advice of my doctors, I won't be able to return to the Senate floor to vote quite yet."
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
The process -- and the sheer size of the state of 40 million people -- means California is always slow to finalize results, a fact that frustrates voters of all stripes.
From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026
Once sold at discounted rates, many platforms have raised prices at a clip consumers say frustrates them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2025
It is meant to comfort me, but it frustrates me instead.
From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth
Anthropic was founded in 2021 by former OpenAI executives frustrated over how the potential of AI and concerns over safety were not understood or being taken seriously enough.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
Carl Austin-Behan, who is helping to organise this year's scaled-back event, says he's been "frustrated for a number of years" by the direction of Manchester Pride.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
Doctors are frustrated because they are bogged down with patients.
From Slate ● Aug. 22, 2026
He gets a little frustrated with Brody, but he’s not that kind of cortisol-burning, wild-eyed panic that Tom Loftis is.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
Yet the ice pack, with Patience Camp and its twenty-eight frustrated and helpless men, drifted past.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
“Whether it’s my first year or 10th year with a team, I think it’d be frustrating regardless,” Tucker said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
"He found it satisfying but frustrating at the same time. It was fiddly work, and frustrating work," Dr Henry said.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
Estrangement is painful, confusing and frustrating, and it also comes with some real-world consequences.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
They go to WSG Tirol on Sunday having collected four points from their opening two matches - a win over Hartberg and a frustrating 1-1 draw at Wolfsberg, where Salzburg dominated.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
SABIO, IAN: I know he can be frustrating, but so can you.
From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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