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resentment

[ri-zent-muhnt] / rɪˈzɛnt mənt /


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That feeling of survival and resentment and entitlement really looms over this season.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

But Elham, a contentious and fiercely competitive student, suspects that Marjan’s zeal for anglophone culture, including Hollywood romantic comedies, masks a resentment for the Iranian life she is now stuck with.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

Residents told BBC Eye that strikes hitting residential areas risk deepening resentment, even among those who had previously been critical of the Iranian regime.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Let go of the grief and resentment and longing that you had for your father, for now at least, and get the job done.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 4, 2026

I felt a deep resentment toward Dad that summer.

From "Please Ignore Vera Dietz" by A.S. King




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