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grievance

[gree-vuhns] / ˈgri vəns /


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Musk is one of the few people wealthy enough to casually throw this kind of money after a grievance.

From Slate • Apr. 30, 2026

It’s about how easily grievance turns into permission—how feeling wronged starts to look like a reason to do wrong.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

It can be a competitor, a political ally or a stranger with a random grievance.

From Salon • Apr. 23, 2026

And these memos lay bare the extent to which the work product underpinning these decisions is often half-hearted and vibes-based; animated more by grievance and hurt feelings than neutral legal rules.

From Slate • Apr. 21, 2026

He skipped some years or forgot or decided according to some personal accounting of grievance that the plantation was undeserving.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead




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