frustration
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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 October 2024, her record company, RCA, dropped a deluxe edition of “Jaguar II” that she looks back on now with frustration.
From Los Angeles Times ● 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
By tapping into frustration with the state’s education system, Hinojosa said, she has been able to attract voters in a state where political loyalties run deep.
From Salon ● Oct. 1, 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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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
Much of their frustrations over the past week’s flashpoint stem from the fact that for years such doomerism has been a part of Silicon Valley’s debate around the technology.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
That effort grew out of elite players’ frustrations with the majors.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
Multiply these daily frustrations by a few billion, and you begin to see that the curse of knowledge is a pervasive drag on the strivings of humanity, on a par with corruption, disease, and entropy.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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