frustrate
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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
If he can frustrate Uruguay the same way, Cape Verde could be through to the round of 32.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026
They raise costs, squeeze margins, and frustrate managers.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 6, 2026
In fact, entire Reddit forums and YouTube channels are devoted to what’s called “scambaiting,” the practice of intentionally engaging with scammers to frustrate or troll them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026
But now all of them, good and bad, frustrate me.
From "All The Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven
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
What frustrates him is how long they've been there.
From BBC ● Jan. 10, 2026
What frustrates Adani is that India still has a small share of the world’s exports, at about 2%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 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
She has found herself in a pecking order that surprises and frustrates her.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
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
Doctors are frustrated because they are bogged down with patients.
From Slate ● Aug. 22, 2026
While fans have clamored for tickets, many were disappointed and frustrated with high prices and limited availability that seemed to sell out almost instantaneously.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
Like a lot of frustrated Americans, she had nearly given up.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
Camille gets frustrated quickly and Andre keeps getting distracted by Lisa-Marie Anne’s eyes.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
But the most frustrating thing for Grace, and why she contacted BBC Your Voice, is because she does not feel medical experts recognise that teenagers and adolescents can suffer from endometriosis.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
It was a frustrating end to a frustrating game for Garretson.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
That’s not an uncommon phenomenon, especially when working with a big, financially successful, well-loved property, but it is frustrating.
From Salon ● 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
It was an extremely frustrating and maddening process.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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