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
The absence of an Eiffel challenger continued to frustrate Burnham.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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
He keeps no running list of the whereabouts or exploits of his former students, which sometimes frustrates me because I want to know about them.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
Doctors are frustrated because they are bogged down with patients.
From Slate ● Aug. 22, 2026
Williams, who lives in Brynteg, said he was "frustrated" that homes "perfect" for local people have been "left lying dormant".
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
ABC had long been frustrated that KDNL, unlike its other major-market affiliates, didn’t produce its own local news programming.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
He gets a little frustrated with Brody, but he’s not that kind of cortisol-burning, wild-eyed panic that Tom Loftis is.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
Sometimes she was so frustrated, she sat in the boat and cried.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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
Martin Odegaard's man-of-the-match performance was the highlight of Arsenal's 3-0 Community Shield demolition of Manchester City and showed early signs that the Gunners' chief creator might be returning to his best after a frustrating 2025-26.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
Estrangement is painful, confusing and frustrating, and it also comes with some real-world consequences.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
When the reality of the injury set in, when it became apparent to Boobie that there was no magic wand, the grueling regimen of rehabilitation became more frustrating and futile.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
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