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Air flows so efficiently over his body that rivals complain that riding behind him offers almost no protection from drag.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

That Palace statement, questioning Earl Spencer's account of the days after his sister's death, was a total contrast to its normal "never explain, never complain" mantra.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

He said Barbie was always his favorite client because she didn’t complain if you accidentally stuck a pin in her.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026

“These people around here complain about not having anything to complain about,” said five-decade Mamaroneck resident Bonnie J. Lasek.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

I was determined not to complain to Farmer—he had enough to deal with—but I did anyway.

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

“I had a whole career of reveille,” the man complains.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

She is in her late 70s and complains of nagging aches and pains, neuropathy, fatigue, anxiety, and occasional changes in her weight.

From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2026

When he leaves, Margerison angrily describes her in his video commentary as "condescending" and complains that "they don't understand".

From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026

The agreement comes as Panama complains its boats are suffering tighter controls in China, following the cancellation of a Hong Kong company's concession to operate two ports in the Panama Canal.

From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026

She complains to the other nurse that we patients don’t have enough structured time, and in the end, she gets the orderly with the scary tattoos to escort me away.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman

Stars like CM Punk and Ray Fenix have complained loudly about the way the promotion handles wrestler health.

From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026

In recent years, homeowners, developers and businesses have complained that navigating the Planning Department can be complicating and confusing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Foreign financial firms have long complained that regulatory barriers, licensing requirements and concerns over exit bans make it difficult to expand in China, even when market access is technically allowed.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

Tobacco companies have long complained that the agency’s review process is much slower than the roughly six months mandated by Congress.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

Then Katherine complained, “That’s a stupid comparison. A nuclear explosion in Kansas City would kill all the stolen babies, too.”

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

Arellano: After complaining for an hour about how horrible California is...Hilton now says it’s “the most amazing” state of them all?

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

In one instance, the report says, the two commissioners even wrote a letter complaining to the chief secretary, the top bureaucrat in the Indian government.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

Technical staffer Tarun Gogineni wrote on X in December 2022 that he knew artists were complaining about increased AI-generated competition, but viewed potential job losses as “acceptable economic disruption.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026

Not that I’m complaining about our year-round release carousel — I mean, look over your shoulder at this summertime’s TV bounty.

From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2026

She had been complaining about being dehydrated for at least an hour and human life meant the possibility of water.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall