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Thompson says he was angered by the police's response and believes the teenagers must "feel untouchable".

From BBC • May 19, 2026

As the newly elected mayor of Anaheim in 1978, he angered the city’s Police Department by suggesting the creation of a citizens oversight commission after residents complained that officers regularly harassed and beat them.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

It’s only rational to be angered by someone who isn’t who they say they are, who doesn’t uphold the values they purport to champion.

From Salon • Apr. 29, 2026

The series of events that culminated in Meta’s purchase of China-originated technology has angered Chinese regulators.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

It was as if the elderly man’s leaving had angered him and that he held not the second soldier but the new conscripts responsible.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie