resentment
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But the praise and pity produced resentment among many Americans who did not want an admissions system that elevated foreigners to a higher pedestal.
From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026
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
However, the sheer scale of a major clampdown would present a formidable challenge, and could generate resentment.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 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
“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
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There are of course unavoidable parallels between the stories of Kiritsis and Mangione, including the fact that both men were celebrated as folk heroes by some people who identified with their broader resentments.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
Aboveground, Clark is trapped in his own resentments, throwing temper tantrums like a toddler.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 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
The peace terms caused lingering resentments in Germany.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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