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It said she was engaged in “gamesmanship… familiar in capital litigation … designed to frustrate … ‘the State’s strong interest in finality and the surviving victims’ right to closure.”

From Slate ● Oct. 1, 2026

Pizza parlours could lose their "human touch", she adds, and potentially also frustrate customers should the machines go wrong while no-one is around to step in.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

That may frustrate reformers, but it’s democracy working as designed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 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

The absence of an Eiffel challenger continued to frustrate Burnham.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

Smith was discussing opportunities for business leaders and employees to unlock the potential of AI—a challenge that frustrates many senior executives, as WSJ Leadership Institute President Alan Murray noted—rather than highlighting marketing in particular.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

"Politics in sport, when you're the performer, it frustrates you. But if you get too frustrated, all it's going to do is upset your own performance."

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

Angelenos don’t mind haters — it’s the type of city that frustrates residents even on its best days.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 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 what frustrates me most is that I do know that.

From "Hurricane Child" by Kheryn Callender

While knitters were frustrated that the piece was being represented by crochet, crocheters were irked that the piece talked so much about knitting.

From Slate ● Oct. 11, 2026

The delays frustrated fans but also built anticipation for each absurdist plot arc, including his character’s unlikely star turn in the Broadway musical “The Producers.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

People have fears of losing their jobs to AI, are worried about facing higher utility bills due to energy-hungry data centers, and feel frustrated about taxpayer-funded handouts for those facilities, he said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

It wasn't the river levels themselves that frustrated Sue.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

Early on, both sisters sound like typical young teens, sometimes teasing and full of fun, other times bored or frustrated.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

She says it is "so frustrating" that she has to pay out thousands of pounds a year more on her student debt.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

But Tom Brady seems intent on frustrating reporters.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

The fact that so few stocks have meaningfully participated in the rally over roughly the past six weeks has been frustrating for some investors, Mayfield said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026

“We’re still doing these chaotic things, which is really frustrating as a fan.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

However, while being able to think about two things at the same time is terribly convenient, the training it takes to get there is frustrating at best, and at other times rather disturbing.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss