displeasure
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There were also videos that emerged with Cherki showing apparent displeasure at coach Didier Deschamps.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
Stories about his displeasure with that challenge are myriad, but final cut’s result is stunning, and not merely for the visuals.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026
She paced, she swayed, she laughed with displeasure.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
He also announced possible tariff hikes on Brazilian products, much to the displeasure of the Lula administration.
From Barron's ● Jun. 9, 2026
She knew how I felt about the library and she shared my displeasure.
From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk
They call him the English Bayard, and the Frenchman need not be displeasured by the comparison.
From Views and Reviews Essays in appreciation by William Ernest Henley
For when the way of pleasuring, and displeasuring, lieth by the favorite, it is impossible any other should be overgreat.
From The Essays of Francis Bacon by Francis Bacon
For when the way of pleasuring and displeasuring lieth by the favourite, it is impossible any other should be over-great.
From A Century of English Essays An Anthology Ranging from Caxton to R. L. Stevenson & the Writers of Our Own Time by Ernest Rhys
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