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kick in the teeth









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The way they were treated was a "massive kick in the teeth" and it had caused widespread anger, she said.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

It’s a kick in the teeth for Rigetti, but quantum’s most stringent supporters on Wall Street are unmoved.

From Barron's • Jan. 14, 2026

A kick in the teeth to Spurs fans.

From BBC • Aug. 21, 2025

"If you have been convicted of a murder that you didn't commit, nobody recovers," he said, adding that the decision was "another kick in the teeth" for Mr O'Brien.

From BBC • Aug. 8, 2025

It doesn’t matter that I’ve lived in Chicago forever; the winters here are always a kick in the teeth.

From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez




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