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resentment

[ri-zent-muhnt] / rɪˈzɛnt mənt /


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The moves, and the chatter among expatriates about possibly leaving Saudi Arabia, have stirred resentment among some Saudis who feel well-heeled foreigners have not stuck by their side.

From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026

That kind of arrangement can breed resentment across the family and does little to build either a shared attachment to the house or close relationships among the cousins who will someday inherit it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

At one point, Mariam announces flatly, with a hint of resentment, “We’ve cried out all our tears. We have none left.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Still, there’s clearly a lot of resentment among some Christian conservative women about husbands who don’t do chores.

From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026

“You were not thinking about us when you got her pregnant,” Olanna said, before she could help herself; she hated the malice in her tone, the renewed resentment she felt.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

“The burdens of war and occupation had created a dense web of resentments and suspicions, of grudges and animosities, that did not simply fade away when the fighting ended.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

The company and its followers have long chafed at their second-class status, and last week’s iPhone unveiling reignited the resentments.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

Only when they arrive from their various locales, carrying their various loads of secrets, generosity and resentments, do the daughters discover what kind of help their mother wants.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

Aboveground, Clark is trapped in his own resentments, throwing temper tantrums like a toddler.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026

If she had resentments of her own, Emily sympathized.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan


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