galling
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What was most galling, though, was the visitors' failure to match Leeds' bite at a raucous Elland Road.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
But among all these responses, Katie Miller’s was particularly galling and tone-deaf.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026
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
For Galton, the inadequacy may have felt particularly galling because he too had been meant to become a giant.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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