chagrin
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As the boys grew up, they took to roughhousing around the house, much to the chagrin of their mother.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026
Monteiro, who grew up in Rocinha, recalls the early days of "safari-like" tourism in the favela, when visitors guided by outsiders would show up in open-air jeeps, much to the chagrin of locals.
From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026
To the chagrin of professionals, many people lean on popular AI chatbots to help solve their medical mysteries, interpret labs and provide psychological therapy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 27, 2025
Much to Beijing's chagrin, those running many such scam centres are often Chinese themselves.
From BBC • Nov. 8, 2025
But she isn’t even aware of the chagrin this could cause.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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