upset
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There are plenty of ways to account for this upset, from polling errors to the musical chairs at the ballot box to Hong’s failure to spend basically any money on TV ads.
From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2026
"They said they would give us something, but there's no proof. So honestly, we're a bit upset, disappointed."
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
The team were in a relegation battle and Romero upset fans by planning to be in Argentina for their final game, to watch his first club Belgrano play in the Primera Division Apertura final.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
But given Paramount’s rough wooing, which upset a previously negotiated sale to Netflix, might not Warner shareholders argue to a court that $7 billion no longer covers the damage to their business?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Coogie never got upset, but he didn’t eat anything for money after that either.
From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney
Bangladesh thrashed Australia by nine wickets on the fourth day of the series-opener in Darwin to complete one of Test cricket's greatest upsets.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
They were painstakingly close to achieving one of the tournament's great upsets against Argentina, leading 2-0 with just minutes left to play before the defending champions staged an astonishing 3-2 comeback win.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
The Saudis have a record of startling upsets in international play; we might see that happen, or we might see Spanish wonder-teen Lamine Yamal score five goals.
From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026
We were at the Oscars last year, front row, witnessing all of it go down, witnessing the moment where upsets would happen, feeling the vibe in the room shift.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026
“If you won’t think of yourself, think of William Ernest. He’s come too far in the last year to let—I’ve seen myself how she upsets him.”
From "The Great Gilly Hopkins" by Katherine Paterson
"I know it's very upsetting to the community, but this is where we are."
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
Some mortgage bankers have worried about upsetting financial advisers, central to the bank’s growth plans, who were close to senior executives.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
The judge thanked jurors for their work in the upsetting and distressing case.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
There are some sad ironies stitched into the plot, and an upsetting late twist, though the show doesn’t wallow in it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026
In September, he had returned to school to discover that the boys who had made him miserable were small, soft things no longer capable of upsetting him.
From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman
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