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Pizza parlours could lose their "human touch", she adds, and potentially also frustrate customers should the machines go wrong while no-one is around to step in.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

The team also committed 13 fouls to frustrate France and break up the flow.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

Passed it to the more offensive players as Ghana looked to frustrate England but did not have the influence that he has shown in his international career so far.

From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026

They raise costs, squeeze margins, and frustrate managers.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 6, 2026

It was excitement she felt, not restlessness, and she would not allow this evening to frustrate her.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

But there is one thing that frustrates Randolph: “That he waited two years to come play for me.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026

"As much as it frustrates me, this process takes time. And on the advice of my doctors, I won't be able to return to the Senate floor to vote quite yet."

From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026

It frustrates him that his mom, 55, is still wary of opening a Roth IRA.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026

The process -- and the sheer size of the state of 40 million people -- means California is always slow to finalize results, a fact that frustrates voters of all stripes.

From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026

And as these meetings were the only opportunity Marco was given to see his instructor, the continued absence frustrates him.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

Munira Mustaffa, a Malaysia-based counterterrorism and extremism expert, said they were "frustrated signalling" by insurgents intended to "get the government to return to the table".

From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026

That is the priority, as the Blues will not want frustrated players in their squad this season.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

So: Patients are frustrated because doctors seem rushed.

From Slate ● Aug. 22, 2026

While fans have clamored for tickets, many were disappointed and frustrated with high prices and limited availability that seemed to sell out almost instantaneously.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

After the Haitian earthquake, hopes of quickly rebuilding the country were frustrated by a lack of control over money.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French

Brian Schaer, 43, a limestone miner from southern Iowa, sums up the inchoate resentment: “It’s frustrating when you don’t get your stuff going.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

Up stepped Marco Tilio, a former Celtic winger perhaps with a point to prove after a frustrating spell in Glasgow.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

“Whether it’s my first year or 10th year with a team, I think it’d be frustrating regardless,” Tucker said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026

That’s not an uncommon phenomenon, especially when working with a big, financially successful, well-loved property, but it is frustrating.

From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2026

I said no to the assignment only because I thought it would be unbearably frustrating to spend two months in the shadow of Everest without ascending higher than Base Camp.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer