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frustrate

[fruhs-treyt] / ˈfrʌs treɪt /


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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

Morocco have shown they can defend well and frustrate their opponents, and if they can do that to France then why can't they win?

From BBC Jul. 9, 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

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

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling

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

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

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

And more than that, the name of the law, the Epstein Transparency Act, frustrates her as she said it continues to glorify an abuser and his actions.

From BBC Mar. 26, 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

So: Patients are frustrated because doctors seem rushed.

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

He didn’t need another reason to be frustrated with his father.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young

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

“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

It’s frustrating and unnecessary; it’s also not about me.

From MarketWatch Aug. 19, 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

It is quite frustrating to have so many questions and no way to ask them.

From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga




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