upset
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But he was upset he did not get the opportunity to say farewell to them in Liverpool's final Premier League game of the season against Bournemouth a week ago.
From BBC • May 31, 2026
“They said they didn’t want to upset their fans,” Rothenberg said.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026
Producers would deliberately try to make contestants angry or upset for the sake of generating watchable drama, they say.
From BBC • May 27, 2026
Boys she knew in college who she hasn’t talked to in 20 years reached out to say how upset they were to hear about her experience.
From Salon • May 27, 2026
But Gingersnipes had a wide-open nature, if nothing else, and did not seem upset by the inquiry.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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