umbrage
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And, after beating Iatcenko, Sabalenka took umbrage with what she perceived to be a suggestion from a reporter that she had been attending "lots of parties" in the build-up to the US Open.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
I expected Williams to take umbrage with the idea that he was a font of misinformation, but surprisingly, he wasn’t exactly bothered by that charge.
From Slate ● Feb. 23, 2026
“Sylvia covers her apples with brown sugar,” Helen says, taking deep umbrage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 5, 2026
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent expressed umbrage at an analyst at one of the U.S. government’s official dealers of U.S.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 21, 2026
Neighbors who had not yet gone took umbrage at this.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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