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grievance

[gree-vuhns] / ˈgri vəns /


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Yes, we do—and it can be used to organize grievance and blame to gain power,” Ms. Wisse says.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

The only output is a claim of vindication circulating in the same online ecosystems that already thrive on amplification and grievance.

From Salon • Apr. 23, 2026

“Hip-hop has become the global language of resistance — the musical form through which the dispossessed and disenfranchised articulate grievance and assert dignity,” Singh said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 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

Stannis Baratheon with a grievance was like a mastiff with a bone; he gnawed it down to splinters.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin




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