resentment
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It was his rejection of resentment and his respect for those who succeed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
“But resentment is a luxury I can’t afford,” she writes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
The primary portrait of Adrian that emerges in “Remake” is that of a moody young man, his attitude toward his father flitting between mild tolerance and barely veiled resentment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
But the backlash against Xie's touring ambitions "reflects growing public resentment towards celebrities who are perceived to be 'cashing in on their online popularity'", says Xu, the academic.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
Elizabeth instantly read her feelings, and at that moment solicitude for Wickham, resentment against his enemies, and everything else, gave way before the hope of Jane’s being in the fairest way for happiness.
From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen
Aboveground, Clark is trapped in his own resentments, throwing temper tantrums like a toddler.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026
He sounded a lot like someone whose hidden resentments had found expression in sophomoric ideologies!
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026
For a variety of reasons, not least because people have questions, curiosities, comparisons and resentments.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 13, 2026
Any resentments, tensions and difference in values will remain with the added pressure of fulfilling a fantasy image of happy families.
From BBC ● Dec. 21, 2025
If she had resentments of her own, Emily sympathized.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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