frustrate
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That may frustrate reformers, but it’s democracy working as designed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
Three in five homes listed for sale since January remain on the market, according to property portal Zoopla, as high mortgage rates frustrate potential buyers.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
They raise costs, squeeze margins, and frustrate managers.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 6, 2026
“There’s immense amount of pressure, and sometimes that pressure can get you and frustrate you in different ways,” said Clark.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2026
He used it to feed the plants and frustrate the slugs.
From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk
Angelenos don’t mind haters — it’s the type of city that frustrates residents even on its best days.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026
The process -- and the sheer size of the state of 40 million residents -- means California is always slow to finalize results, a fact that frustrates voters of all stripes.
From Barron's ● Jun. 9, 2026
It is that love for the United States that thoroughly frustrates those around the world who thought our country represented freedom and diversity.
From Salon ● May 22, 2026
"He has only been able to have weekend leave for the past three weeks, in a wheelchair, which frustrates him greatly: it feels like a sad step backward."
From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2026
But this time it frustrates him that it is to Calcutta that they always go.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
She added: "No one seems to be making a scene, but I feel frustrated because this is the second time this has happened."
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
“I mean, I wish we would’ve won, man. ... I’m pretty frustrated, pretty upset. ... Just tough to go out like that on a fumble.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
Anthropic was founded in 2021 by former OpenAI executives frustrated over how the potential of AI and concerns over safety were not understood or being taken seriously enough.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
Doctors are frustrated because they are bogged down with patients.
From Slate ● Aug. 22, 2026
The interview continues back and forth with the reporter getting increasingly frustrated and the FBI agent refusing to say anything interesting.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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
It was a frustrating end to a frustrating game for Garretson.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
The more Mitchell conjures joy and fear from thin air with the snap of his fingers, the more frustrating it becomes that audiences seldom get to experience summer fun at this caliber anymore.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026
"He found it satisfying but frustrating at the same time. It was fiddly work, and frustrating work," Dr Henry said.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
For us, looking back at these events and trying to understand them, there is a frustrating paradox at work here.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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