galling
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IBM’s current predicament is especially galling given it was once at the forefront of AI with Watson, a natural-language computer processing system that won “Jeopardy!”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 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
What is especially galling, some victims said, is that their compensation for years of fighting for justice will boil down to a day’s pay for a Purdue attorney like Huebner, who charges $2,935 an hour.
From Salon ● Apr. 24, 2026
The galling sight of Ireland and Wales winning championships and Grand Slams, partying hard as Scotland stared in the window.
From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2026
Tyrion had made a practice of ignoring the sellsword's frequent insolences, but tonight he found it galling.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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