ire
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The three-minute breaks, which interrupt the games during the 22nd and 67th minutes, have drawn the ire of soccer fans worldwide.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
Norwood drew intense ire from many Hollywood actors last year, when an executive behind her creation said Norwood would soon be signed to a talent agency.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026
Their ire was directed at one man in particular: coach Hong Myung-bo, a former captain and footballing hero now faulted for his team's unimpressive run on the biggest sporting stage.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
But that wasn’t the only reason locals sometimes directed their ire toward health workers.
From Slate ● Jun. 9, 2026
Pain, shame, ire, impatience, disgust, detestation, seemed momentarily to hold a quivering conflict in the large pupil dilating under his ebon eyebrow.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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