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
The block on calls using the popular WhatsApp, FaceTime and Skype applications has particularly galled UAE residents who were separated from families and friends by restrictions during the pandemic.
From Reuters ● Sep. 29, 2021
Still, it galled him to think of what wealth might lie beneath the waves.
From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi
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