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rancor

[rang-ker] / ˈræŋ kər /


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But the consistent tone of “Big Mistakes” is rancor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

You have two choices after that: Mention it in a review — factually and without rancor — or contact the Airbnb Resolution Center.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 20, 2026

Some supporters of Ken Paxton think that rancor is more important.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

But rancor reignited when she tried to return to the States with her husband, a Radio Tokyo journalist whose name she had taken.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2025

“Teach me your mindspeech,” I said, trying to speak easily and with no rancor, “your language that has no lies in it. Teach me that, and then ask me why I did what I’ve done.”

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin




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