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frustration

[fruh-stray-shuhn] / frʌˈstreɪ ʃən /


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“We know young people have difficulty with patience, tolerating frustration and delaying gratification. They have a harder time managing and overcoming difficulty,” says Feuer, who wasn’t involved in the China research.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

In recent meetings, riders have expressed frustration with the agency’s decisions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

"I mean, there's validation in it, but there's also real sadness and frustration that women had to go through these experiences before the issues were taken this seriously," she said.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

In recent years, chronic delays on German trains have become a constant source of frustration and a punchline.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

She huffed, her frustration manifesting as a quiet sob, and then nearby splashing and rustling made her open her eyes.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack

She will finish without a Grand Slam trophy for the first time since 2022 and has often struggled to control her frustrations on court.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

The Times previously reported the prevalence of tee-time brokering, in which scores of local golfers shared frustrations over their inability to secure a tee time on public courses in L.A.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

Bloomberg Law, which first reported the demotions, said Washington Field Office leadership was dissatisfied with the pace of the investigation and that the Miller family shared those frustrations.

From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026

"The atmosphere is ripe for a leadership challenge," another MP, talking of the frustrations in the party, said.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

Short-cropped salt- and-pepper hair, glasses, he was a patient, almost invisible arbiter of justice with an occasional strained pitch in his voice to punctuate the frustrations this case had inspired in him.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel




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