resentment
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Some residents expressed resentment about Iran’s interference at a time when Iraq, the world’s fifth-largest oil producer, is showing signs of an economic recovery.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
Citing the example of Metz, a city shaped by two world wars, Leo said in his homily that reconciliation was "only possible when one has the courage to break the chains of resentment".
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 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
I enjoy my life with my spouse; I just don’t want resentment to build up over time.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026
In frustration, he gave a great yowl, a protesting noise so full of resentment and anger the river water leaped in surprise.
From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin
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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
The secretary-general of the transatlantic alliance, Mark Rutte, told reporters on Monday that Trump had aired his resentments in a recent phone call.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026
He sounded a lot like someone whose hidden resentments had found expression in sophomoric ideologies!
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026
For a variety of reasons, not least because people have questions, curiosities, comparisons and resentments.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 13, 2026
We must come to see, too, how our economic insecurities and racial resentments have been exploited for political gain, and how this manipulation has caused suffering for people of all colors.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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