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"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

He cites Dambisa Moyo, the Zambian-born economist and aid critic, who resents the fact that aid policy has, as she puts it, “been left to musicians who reside outside Africa.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

Mina resents when Sade harps on the inequities of their childhoods.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2025

“You’ve always been two people. The Jenna who wants to please and the Jenna who secretly resents it. They won’t break, you know. Your parents never thought you were perfect. You did.”

From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson