grudge
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For as melodramatic as the movie can be, its conflict is founded on something as simple as lingering pain; a grudge that has since grown softer and easier to live with, though no less agonizing.
From Salon • Apr. 24, 2026
And she still holds an epic grudge, even though she’s become the principal of the same school.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026
They could end up nursing a grudge that they paid $200 a night for a space that resembles a dingy roadside motel rather than a boutique experience.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026
The man who shot Abe, Tetsuya Yamagami, said he had held a grudge against the prime minister because of his ties with the Unification Church, which had bankrupted his family.
From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026
This wasn’t a grudge, but it was personal.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
Vocabulary lists containing grudge
"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act I
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