resented
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The Internal Revenue Service and Immigration and Customs Enforcement are the two most resented.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
He resented yard work, and his job kept him too busy for the endless repairs.
From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026
When Xi took office in 2012, many Uyghurs resented what they saw as mistreatment by Han transplants, such as discrimination in hiring.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
By the end, the dressing room had fractured into three camps: a small group of loyalists, a larger group who actively resented him, and a numb majority who had simply stopped caring.
From BBC ● May 13, 2026
Even though he resented the way his father took this duty for granted, he derived a guarded satisfaction from his custodianship of his father’s shoes.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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