resentment
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Having "open conversations about expectations and the reasons behind decisions" can help reduce feelings of resentment about money, Christodoulidi says.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
There’s no moral gotcha — no resentment toward the character or the predicament they find themselves in.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
That gap is not primarily a story about rising working-class racial resentment.
From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2026
Student Suhey Ochoa, 30, would not vote for Rodriguez in a possible election due to the "deep resentment" she feels over the official handling of the recent earthquakes.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
In that moment, any deep-rooted resentment I had for being trailed my whole life by my younger brother came to the surface.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
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At the same time, you have resentments towards his sister who you believe — rightly or wrongly — that she should pitch in and help.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026
But as the years and resentments pile on, their cancerous brotherhood threatens to obliterate them both.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2026
Three centuries of Danish colonization has spurred a range of resentments between the island’s Inuit residents and faraway Copenhagen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 22, 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
Her gripe with Rhonda had been petty, as most childhood resentments are.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
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