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frustration

[fruh-strey-shuhn] / frʌˈstreɪ ʃən /


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Some executives privately expressed frustration with the administration’s optimistic message, adding that the uncertainty hanging over the conflict made it impossible to plan investments.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

China will be watching all this with considerable frustration.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

It spread countrywide the following day, fueled by longstanding frustration over corruption and economic hardship.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

To add to frustration, some logging on during their time slots last week were booted off and routed to a webpage showing an “Access Denied” message.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

All three of us are tied up together, in a triangle of frustration and annoyance.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer




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