discontent

Example Sentences

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Analogous surveys of Russian adults haven’t been published to avoid drawing attention to the scale of discontent, according to reporting in Meduza.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

People express their discontent by banging pots and pans during blackouts.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

President Miguel Diaz-Canel acknowledged in an X post "the discontent our people feel because of the prolonged blackouts" after the early March outage.

From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026

Domestic discontent with Iran’s government is running high.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

He’d then shop at his leisure, much to the discontent of the shop workers who wanted to quit for the day.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady