displeasure
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“I never signed off on that,” the president told aides in the Oval Office, expressing displeasure with Justice Department leadership.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026
But in December, the White House quashed the deal, citing displeasure with the U.K.’s online safety rules, its digital services tax—and, strangely, food safety rules.
From Slate • Feb. 13, 2026
So, given the timing of this precipitous announcement, it is hard to believe that something isn’t also going on with attitudes toward Lincoln and Glass’ displeasure with the Kennedy Center administration.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026
They are not the only fans to show their displeasure, either.
From BBC • Jan. 12, 2026
Johnny White concurred, employing what was rapidly becoming his favorite term of displeasure: “It was foul.”
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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