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It said she was engaged in “gamesmanship… familiar in capital litigation … designed to frustrate … ‘the State’s strong interest in finality and the surviving victims’ right to closure.”

From Slate ● Oct. 1, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

If he can frustrate Uruguay the same way, Cape Verde could be through to the round of 32.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026

Final delivery can still frustrate, but he has become Scotland's chief creative force.

From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026

Expecting them to will only frustrate both the children and yourself.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

"Politics in sport, when you're the performer, it frustrates you. But if you get too frustrated, all it's going to do is upset your own performance."

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

That frustrates some locals, who say affluent keyholders enjoy one of the island’s most valuable resources at the expense of the public.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

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

From what you say in your letter, it frustrates you that he does not seem to understand — or respect — what this $6 million in retirement savings mean to you.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 6, 2026

But this time it frustrates him that it is to Calcutta that they always go.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri

While knitters were frustrated that the piece was being represented by crochet, crocheters were irked that the piece talked so much about knitting.

From Slate ● Oct. 11, 2026

“I wanted to make sure that I see much faster and radical progress, and I was getting frustrated that things are moving fast, but not the pace I wanted.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Dang suggests women use direct language such as "That's a hard no for me"; "I don't like that"; and "I'm frustrated too."

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

People have fears of losing their jobs to AI, are worried about facing higher utility bills due to energy-hungry data centers, and feel frustrated about taxpayer-funded handouts for those facilities, he said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

When the spirits were tired of talking, or frustrated by the questioning, they spelled a single word Done, and the spirit circle concluded.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

Lewis Harrison believes the loyalty card is also good value, but finds it "frustrating how the rewards points only cover a full transaction".

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

But Tom Brady seems intent on frustrating reporters.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

The fact that so few stocks have meaningfully participated in the rally over roughly the past six weeks has been frustrating for some investors, Mayfield said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026

“We’re still doing these chaotic things, which is really frustrating as a fan.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

Why did she always have to be so frustrating?

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda