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discontent

[dis-kuhn-tent] / ˌdɪs kənˈtɛnt /


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As parliament approved his successor, a few dozen people gathered in a last-ditch effort to voice discontent with Fedorov's dismissal.

From Barron's Aug. 19, 2026

Youth movements arise regularly in politics, especially in times of partisan discontent.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2026

Nor has the boom in stock prices assuaged discontent.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

His departure has allowed Prime Minister Narendra Modi to tide over an immediate crisis, but keeping youth discontent in check may well remain a long-term challenge for his government.

From BBC Aug. 3, 2026

There seemed to be a lot of discontent.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover

Always at the heart of these discontents was the battery—or batteries, because there has been a succession of them, an alchemist’s closet of energy-storing potions in weirdly shaped bottles.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 28, 2026

But there are other discontents still in Moscow, and politically active.

From Salon Jun. 26, 2023

‘Fight Club’ We’re not gonna talk about it, except to say that Brad Pitt and Edward Norton star in David Fincher’s divisive 1999 adaptation of the gritty Chuck Palahniuk novel about civilization and its discontents.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 31, 2022

“Parallel Mothers” would make a fine double feature with another recent film about motherhood and its discontents: “The Lost Daughter.”

From Washington Post Jan. 4, 2022

But men must work on, and Wang Lung worked as he had before, although the lengthening warm days and the sunshine and sudden rains filled everyone with longings and discontents.

From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck




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