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
He was galled that he was being asked to reconnect with a psychiatrist, saying that he would not have needed to do so if Keck had not dragged its feet.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2023
Her failure to call 911 galled many, while jokesters dubbed the scene the worst product placement ever.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 15, 2021
Truth be told, I wasn’t really hungry anymore, but it galled me to be pulled away from a meal after all the times I’d been hungry in Tarbean.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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