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upset

[uhp-set, uhp-set] / ʌpˈsɛt, ˈʌpˌsɛt /








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When I was 16, my dad was transferred to McClellan Air Force Base, near Sacramento, Calif. We moved eight hours northwest to Carmichael, Calif. I was so upset.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

The dish is popular, but “if you don’t execute it correctly, people are going to be upset with you,” he says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

"The brutal murder of Henry has really shook our community to its core and people are rightly really upset, distressed and sad," Satvir Kaur, Labour MP for Southampton Test, said.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

South El Monte 3, Brentwood 2: South El Monte went on the road and pulled off the upset of Division 6 champion Brentwood.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

Mrs. Dooley folds her arms—she doesn’t buy it but doesn’t seem that upset.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz




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