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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 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

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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