frustrate
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But Brook can delight and frustrate in equal measure, nowhere more so than on an Ashes tour when an average just under 40 was a disservice to his ability.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
The team also committed 13 fouls to frustrate France and break up the flow.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
If he can frustrate Uruguay the same way, Cape Verde could be through to the round of 32.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026
They raise costs, squeeze margins, and frustrate managers.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 6, 2026
I can’t understand what she’s saying, of course, which seems to frustrate the squirrel.
From "Dragons in a Bag" by Zetta Elliott
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The process -- and the sheer size of the state of 40 million people -- means California is always slow to finalize results, a fact that frustrates voters of all stripes.
From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026
It is that love for the United States that thoroughly frustrates those around the world who thought our country represented freedom and diversity.
From Salon ● May 22, 2026
And more than that, the name of the law, the Epstein Transparency Act, frustrates her as she said it continues to glorify an abuser and his actions.
From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2026
Once sold at discounted rates, many platforms have raised prices at a clip consumers say frustrates them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2025
And what frustrates me most is that I do know that.
From "Hurricane Child" by Kheryn Callender
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Doctors are frustrated because they are bogged down with patients.
From Slate ● Aug. 22, 2026
ABC had long been frustrated that KDNL, unlike its other major-market affiliates, didn’t produce its own local news programming.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
“But it’s not like I’m frustrated just because I’m playing at home or anything. Whether it’s on the road or at home, it would be frustrating, just not helping the team win games.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
On Friday, Montgomerie had told the BBC he was frustrated by party leader Nigel Farage's "aggrieved tone" after last week's Clacton by-election.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
Ever since we were young, James used to say those exact words to me every time I’d get frustrated or down.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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But the most frustrating thing for Grace, and why she contacted BBC Your Voice, is because she does not feel medical experts recognise that teenagers and adolescents can suffer from endometriosis.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
After the thrilling highs and frustrating lows of the past four years and 38 Tests, he stroked 91 runs from 93 balls without breaking sweat on day two of the first Test against Pakistan.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
“Whether it’s my first year or 10th year with a team, I think it’d be frustrating regardless,” Tucker said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
That’s not an uncommon phenomenon, especially when working with a big, financially successful, well-loved property, but it is frustrating.
From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2026
One of the most frustrating things about reading Walter's trial record had been that the State's witnesses—Ralph Myers, Bill Hooks, and Joe Hightower—were so obviously not believable.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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