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  • present participle of gall.
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galling

[gaw-ling] / ˈgɔ lɪŋ /


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And that’s not even the most galling part.

From Slate • May 19, 2026

To the U.A.E., this was especially galling because several OPEC+ states were routinely falling short of their production targets.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

Even more galling for his rivals was how easy he made it look.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

It has been particularly galling, Williamson said, because "confidence was starting to build a little bit" in the sector.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

But there remained one particularly galling fact of life.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown




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