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frustration

[fruh-strey-shuhn] / frʌˈstreɪ ʃən /


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Meanwhile, county prosecutor John McKinney tapped into voter frustration with homeless encampments, a blighted downtown and general distrust of City Hall to pull off a last-minute heist of the second runoff spot.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

Unfortunately, that may result in feelings of anger, frustration, anxiety or hopelessness.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026

The United States meanwhile voiced frustration that its preferred candidate, Italian diplomat Antonio Zanardi Landi, failed to garner consensus, and threatened to walk away from the peacekeeping body.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

Besides anger at Iran, the mood toward the U.S. in Kuwait and the rest of the Gulf has been frustration, said Bader Al-Saif, an expert on Persian Gulf and Arabian affairs at Kuwait University.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Finally in frustration I slumped against a rickety fence.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff




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