frustrate

It said she was engaged in “gamesmanship… familiar in capital litigation … designed to frustrate … ‘the State’s strong interest in finality and the surviving victims’ right to closure.”

From Slate ● Oct. 1, 2026

Data-center construction may not have to collapse in a full-blown AI bust to frustrate the plans of companies hoping for a long boom.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

Morocco have shown they can defend well and frustrate their opponents, and if they can do that to France then why can't they win?

From BBC ● Jul. 9, 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

She ordered me back with more exact instructions, which I followed exactly, while still managing to frustrate her true wishes.

From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine

But there is one thing that frustrates Randolph: “That he waited two years to come play for me.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026

It frustrates him that his mom, 55, is still wary of opening a Roth IRA.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026

"He has only been able to have weekend leave for the past three weeks, in a wheelchair, which frustrates him greatly: it feels like a sad step backward."

From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2026

From what you say in your letter, it frustrates you that he does not seem to understand — or respect — what this $6 million in retirement savings mean to you.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 6, 2026

Nothing in the world frustrates Sarah-Jane Friedman more than a “miscarriage of justice.”

From "Dear Martin" by Nic Stone

She said Ostirion could also help Deutsche Bahn improve its relations with passengers, who are "often frustrated" by inaccurate schedules and chaotic communications.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

The animals’ success has delighted conservationists but frustrated some cattle ranchers, whose livelihood can become dinner for the endangered canids.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026

The lack of clarity about the U.S.-China AI threat sharing arrangement discussed at last week’s summit also frustrated some observers who hoped for more substantial dialogue.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

"I've been so frustrated with the EA," Irvine said.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

After the Haitian earthquake, hopes of quickly rebuilding the country were frustrated by a lack of control over money.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French

Recent weeks may have been frustrating for investors, with the S&P 500 churning beneath its surface to produce a gain of 2% in the third quarter.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

“It’s a frustrating one if you’re trying to find one, especially for new graduates and others entering the workforce.”

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

Begovic says his former team-mate will be finding his current lack of playing time "very difficult and frustrating".

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

The frustrating answer is that we may never know.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026

How frustrating it must be to come so close to your goal, to have Oak and the crown in one place, to have the lords and ladies of Faerie assembled.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black