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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

But Brook can delight and frustrate in equal measure, nowhere more so than on an Ashes tour when an average just under 40 was a disservice to his ability.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

Data-center construction may not have to collapse in a full-blown AI bust to frustrate the plans of companies hoping for a long boom.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 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

It was a mission that would motivate and frustrate her all her life.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 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

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

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

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

But a single term in the Indiana General Assembly from 1884 to 1886, with its demands for legislative compromise, frustrated him.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Everton eventually pulled out of the deal, but supporters remained frustrated by the selling of Beto to Fiorentina shortly after.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 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

Penelope felt sorry for the frustrated gardener, who had a great deal of work to do and no parasol to shield him from the sun, either.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

Walsh said their hesitancy in front of goal was "frustrating" and they know there is work to do in the second leg.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

In August, the couple took a preplanned two-week trip to France, frustrating Washington officials who already thought the team was moving too slowly.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 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

Unfortunately for the farmers, the death rate then dropped in the second year to 90 percent and eventually to 25 percent, frustrating hopes of eradicating rabbits completely from Australia.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond