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resentment

[ri-zent-muhnt] / rɪˈzɛnt mənt /


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If you feel like she made a bunch of money and did not work, your resentment may grow.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

Do you relate to your characters’ Gen-Z resentment that previous generations screwed them over?

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

With South Africa's unemployment rate of nearly 33 percent -- significantly higher when discouraged job seekers are included -- there is particular resentment towards working migrants.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

Reform UK is also benefiting from a wider resentment at politics in general; a sense that from the NHS to the economy to border control, the state isn't working as it should.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

The seed of resentment in his stomach had cracked open, sprouted bitter branches.

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly




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