resent
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Consumers resent energy-price jumps exacerbated by the spread of data centers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
That Europeans and Canadians resent being spoken to in this way is self-indulgent on our part.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026
Second, if she outlives him, I assume his children might resent her, since that could tie up a sizable portion of their inheritance.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 3, 2026
Or maybe you love what a little ginger does to soups or oatmeal but resent the peeling and grating it demands.
From Salon ● Jan. 5, 2026
I resent and understand it at the same time.
From "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon
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But although Adrian soon picks up a camera as well, increasingly interested in being a filmmaker himself, he resents how his father intrudes on their time together by constantly shooting their conversations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2026
"As she said in her own memoir, she resents that others defined her the first time around," Jellison told the BBC.
From BBC ● Jan. 30, 2026
Because there’s one thing worse than hunkering down during a snowstorm — and that’s doing so with someone who resents your spending.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 25, 2026
“The Life of a Showgirl” looks forward to a happy relationship and bright future, though the old Taylor, the one who holds grudges and resents the celebrity machine, lingers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2025
“The daughter resents a mother forever who keeps her from her love,” Ma said as we dressed to go to Eric’s house for dinner.
From "Krik? Krak!" by Edwidge Danticat
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Real people became characters: Henry Kissinger seemed to enjoy it; Hunter S. Thompson resented it; Frank Sinatra threatened legal action; Donald Trump called Mr. Trudeau a “sleazeball” and a “third-rate talent.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
In a court brief, federal prosecutors allege the man who started the Palisades fire resented the rich and idolized Luigi Mangione.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2026
He’s long resented her inability to contain the frenzy surrounding the Jeffrey Epstein files.
From Slate ● Apr. 4, 2026
He says the absence of a father never felt like a void and he never resented his mum, Emily, or wished his family was any different.
From BBC ● Jan. 10, 2026
The people of Bosnia included a large number of Serbs, who resented being ruled by foreigners.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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“When loneliness hits them and the lack of a social support system, they start resenting the locals and perhaps even avoid meeting them and isolate themselves.”
From Salon ● Jul. 11, 2026
“When you don’t plan for joy, you end up either overspending impulsively or depriving yourself and resenting your money plan.”
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 27, 2026
I grew up Hasidic and spent much of my adult life resenting it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 29, 2026
Calo: Donna has forced Natalie for her whole life into the place of making it OK and then resenting her for making it OK.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2024
While I was already dubious about many of the foster parents and caseworkers, I do not remember being angry or resenting my mother.
From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter
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