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frustration

[fruh-strey-shuhn] / frʌˈstreɪ ʃən /


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Both players have made huge contributions but their Liverpool careers will end in frustration despite the club having spent £415m on new signings last summer.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

“I want them to express either a frustration or an irritation in honest dialogue, and quite frankly, I’m getting it.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

His frustration with appears to have stemmed from her refusal to condemn the outgoing director of the National Counterterrorism Center, Joe Kent, during a congressional hearing in March.

From Salon • May 22, 2026

"Some sectors have taken radical positions, but others are mobilizing out of frustration following the expectations they had for Paz," said analyst and political science professor Daniel Valverde.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

When he realized his mistake, he could barely look at the board, turning his head away several times in humiliation and frustration.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady




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