rage
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If conditions weren’t exactly what he wanted, his frustration would quickly turn to rage, which he vented particularly to Alice Hoschedé, his second wife.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
As soon as Abdy turned her speech toward rage, a faint “preach!” rang from somewhere in the ballroom.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026
The typical example of “Anakin-posting” expresses rage at a stagnant economy or lack of prospects by sharing images of Christensen’s Anakin looking stoic.
From Salon ● Nov. 3, 2026
Six months ago, my wildest dreams consisted entirely of paying off my credit card debt and eating beef once in a while; I am very familiar with the seething rage such articles provoke.
From Slate ● Nov. 1, 2026
Even the darkness couldn’t conceal the rage burning in her features.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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Plus, Nvidia’s spy-scandal storm rages, and corporate America braces for investigations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026
The debate about social media and child safety rages on, as Meta faces a slew of similar lawsuits similar to this one.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
But as the debate over the division of housework rages, many argue that Japanese fans' signature stadium cleanups should be encouraged, not nitpicked at.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026
Think about it this way: As the data center buildout rages, investors have lost interest in the many non-data center stocks.
From Barron's ● Jun. 2, 2026
The Battle of Manila rages on for days, then weeks, as American and Philippine forces push the Japanese soldiers toward surrender.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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He stood there and watched as the Rays celebration raged on, reflecting on another failed season and, he said, “just hating every single moment of it.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
As the fire raged, mother and son used garden hoses to defend their property as nearby dwellings were torched.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
In some ways, the situation is reminiscent of an argument that raged in the 1950s over “who lost China.”
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026
Dozens of people were evacuated as the fire raged but, of the 96 houses that were evacuated, 85 families were able to return, Dudley Council said.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
More than one million men fought in what history calls the First Battle of the Marne, which raged for eight blood-soaked days in September.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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Amid the wars raging in Ukraine and in the Middle East, few things are in shorter supply nowadays than ballistic-missile interceptors, some of the costliest and most advanced military products out there.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026
That win was undercut by a raging pandemic.
From Slate ● Nov. 4, 2026
The war has cast a shadow on Persian Gulf nations that have long presented themselves as paragons of stability in a volatile region, mostly unaffected by the conflicts raging in the wider Middle East.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
She’s engaging in a piece of phantasmagoric performance art with two raging megalomaniacs, suspecting humanity buried beneath their easygoing subterfuge.
From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2026
I hold my stomach, will the squall that’s started raging to calm down.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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