upset
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Regan said he was upset with her over an allegation that she previously threw “four staff members of UHW out of the state council office.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
When the bar for the films themselves is so dreadfully low, I can’t imagine a Marvel fan getting upset about the technical specs of their repetitive, predictable, formulaic, lab-made, half-finished superhero movies.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026
And in Iowa, a state representative and former Paralympian named Josh Turek is angling for an upset win against GOP Rep. Ashley Hinson.
From Slate ● Sep. 10, 2026
McQuillan said the exchange left her feeling "upset and crying".
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
She’d seemed dubious, because even the description had upset me, but she went back to the store and bought the entire series in hardcover.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
The crumbling girls' primary school which he gave me a tour of upsets him because the 62-year-old studied here from 1968 to 1973.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 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
But the hour that Egypt spent believing it was about to record one of the great upsets in World Cup history was merely prologue.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
We’ll see several startling upsets in this round that won’t end up mattering, along with a disheartening number of 0-0 and 1-1 draws.
From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026
Anything that departs from this pattern upsets the authorities, for routine is the sign of a well-run prison.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
Moseley says the exact opposite: "There is really high-quality work on masking, and it's startling and upsetting to see such work be denigrated."
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
"I know it's very upsetting to the community, but this is where we are."
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
She noted that Heart’s sunsetting highlights an upsetting trend that’s taking over L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
It also puts more immigration-enforcement actions in the public view, upsetting passengers and prompting some to record the encounters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
“I can see how much this is upsetting you.”
From "A Monster Calls" by Patrick Ness
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