galled
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Many were particularly galled about a provision in the U.S. plan that extended amnesty for actions taken by all parties during the war.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 22, 2025
All these decades later, a wide swath of the public today continues to be baffled and occasionally galled by Pollock, just as it didn’t get Serra for years.
From New York Times • Mar. 27, 2024
His new coach with the Clippers, Tyronn Lue, called it a performance that left him “intrigued by what I saw” — and just as galled by what he didn’t.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2023
Her failure to call 911 galled many, while jokesters dubbed the scene the worst product placement ever.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 15, 2021
Her name was April Hall, but she often galled herself April Dawn.
From "The Egypt Game" by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
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