ire
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But Angelenos’ ire has been especially directed at electricity bills as the extra AC needed during triple-digit heat waves landed people in the utility’s higher-cost tiers, which also have been rising.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026
But this soon drew the ire of residents frustrated with noise, dust and water shortages.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
Choosing a laureate who enjoys broad consensus, such as an individual or organisation working to protect children or humanitarian efforts, would be less likely to stoke Trump's ire, experts say.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
There has been particular ire for the reported criminal law “loophole” that the district attorney claimed tied his hands in this case, preventing initial charges.
From Slate ● Oct. 9, 2026
I felt pain, and then I felt ire; and then I felt a determination to subdue her—to be her mistress in spite both of her nature and her will.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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