frustrate

It said she was engaged in “gamesmanship… familiar in capital litigation … designed to frustrate … ‘the State’s strong interest in finality and the surviving victims’ right to closure.”

From Slate ● Oct. 1, 2026

Data-center construction may not have to collapse in a full-blown AI bust to frustrate the plans of companies hoping for a long boom.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

Morocco have shown they can defend well and frustrate their opponents, and if they can do that to France then why can't they win?

From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026

If he can frustrate Uruguay the same way, Cape Verde could be through to the round of 32.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026

She ordered me back with more exact instructions, which I followed exactly, while still managing to frustrate her true wishes.

From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine

I have seen similar essays throughout my eight decades of life, and the subject frustrates me — though perhaps not for the reason you might suspect.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 26, 2026

But there is one thing that frustrates Randolph: “That he waited two years to come play for me.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026

"As much as it frustrates me, this process takes time. And on the advice of my doctors, I won't be able to return to the Senate floor to vote quite yet."

From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026

It frustrates him that his mom, 55, is still wary of opening a Roth IRA.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026

And what frustrates me most is that I do know that.

From "Hurricane Child" by Kheryn Callender

Trevoh Chalobah: A shaky start from the centre back who lost possession a couple of times and lost out in challenges which frustrated manager Thomas Tuchel.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

As long as that’s true, it’s inevitable that women will feel frustrated and resentful.

From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026

Office worker Bandit Pankan was among those frustrated that official warnings came too late.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

She had been frustrated that one of her junior reports wasn’t grasping her pointers on pitching clients, so she role-played the conversation with the AI coach.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

Intensely frustrated with his inability to connect with young people, Nixon tried to get a conversation started.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin

Recent weeks may have been frustrating for investors, with the S&P 500 churning beneath its surface to produce a gain of 2% in the third quarter.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

After making his debut as a 16-year-old striker for Queen's Park, Ferguson ended up at St Johnstone, where he endured a frustrating spell and nearly quit football for a new life in Canada.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

The situation is even more frustrating, according to Trudi, because she knows there is good signal nearby.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

The frustrating answer is that we may never know.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026

So I was having a frustrating time with the books, and the videos weren’t much better.

From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro