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"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

She also resents some LGBTQ+ advocates’ comparisons of transgender oppression to racial oppression, which she sees as illogical.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

Mina resents when Sade harps on the inequities of their childhoods.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2025

He resents his presence in their flat, but he can't tell Mutti no, and so he says yes, for Mutti's sake.

From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti