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resent

[ri-zent] / rɪˈzɛnt /


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Consumers resent energy-price jumps exacerbated by the spread of data centers.

From The Wall Street Journal May 19, 2026

"I think a lot of country folk just want to be left alone to breed their sheep and hang their moles and resent people who come to the countryside with different views," he says.

From BBC Mar. 22, 2026

Second, if she outlives him, I assume his children might resent her, since that could tie up a sizable portion of their inheritance.

From MarketWatch Mar. 3, 2026

The churn is especially pronounced in small firms, where favoritism is hard to hide and easy to resent.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 28, 2026

The doctors seem to expect her to work magic on their orders, she said, and the certified nursing assistants resent her place of privilege.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times

"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

Véra resents being pitied, while Agathe cannot bear to confront her feelings of guilt.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 7, 2026

Because of this, he sharply resents falling into traps himself, especially the ones he should have easily seen coming.

From Salon Jul. 3, 2025

“The daughter resents a mother forever who keeps her from her love,” Ma said as we dressed to go to Eric’s house for dinner.

From "Krik? Krak!" by Edwidge Danticat

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

He’s long resented her inability to contain the frenzy surrounding the Jeffrey Epstein files.

From Slate Apr. 4, 2026

The country has no personal income tax—a reason why people moving here are often resented in their home nations.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 6, 2026

I was wearing my best armor: a black dress that accentuated my curves, a striped bolero to cover the arms I’ve resented for years and black platform sandals displaying ruby toes.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 27, 2026

Omakayas, who missed her one brother and resented the other, who envied her sister.

From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich

Instead of resenting success, can’t we be grateful when achievement is fairly earned?

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

“When you don’t plan for joy, you end up either overspending impulsively or depriving yourself and resenting your money plan.”

From MarketWatch Mar. 27, 2026

She’s still reeling from her father’s death while also resenting having to parent Robbie’s kids after his wife abandoned them.

From Salon Sep. 7, 2025

Ohtani isn’t self-destructive like Puig and therefore won’t decline as a player like Puig, but that won’t stop his teammates from resenting him if they become exhausted of speaking on his behalf.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 15, 2023

Probably exhausted from resenting me so much, I think with a wry smile.

From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth




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