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anger

[ang-ger] / ˈæŋ gər /




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India's Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned on Saturday after mass youth-led protests demanded his ouster in anger over a string of irregularities in potentially life-changing exams.

From Barron's Jul. 25, 2026

As for many parents here, grief has become intertwined with anger.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

Many of the vendors have voiced anger at Wildberries, which they worry won’t compensate them for their losses.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

The last few years have seen growing awareness and mounting public anger at the amount of raw sewage that is being discharged into England's rivers, lakes and seas.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

Michael said something; I could see the anger on his face.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff

“Seems simple, but that’s not always the case. He can be direct, and that sometimes angers a player, but it’s always well thought out and usually right.”

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 21, 2025

It is this sense of waste - with people who could be leading a good life but aren't - that angers experts most, who say it is a neglected diagnosis.

From BBC Mar. 31, 2025

Sherrilyn Ifill: It angers me, obviously, but I also often get a chuckle out of it.

From Slate Jan. 6, 2025

“This angers Big Milk. Say, ‘No, you need to pasteurize milk, it’s a lot less healthy for you.’

From Salon Jul. 22, 2024

It angers him, yet there is no one to blame but himself.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri

Musk can be counted among the many conservatives who were angered by Nolan’s decision to cast Lupita Nyong’o as Helen of Troy and Elliot Page as Sinon.

From Salon Jul. 22, 2026

The warnings have sent shockwaves through the district and angered employee unions.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2026

The move has angered Kazaryan and many of his fellow farmers.

From Barron's Jul. 14, 2026

The extraordinary measures are a response to a recent scandal that angered millions of young Indians and sparked a political reckoning in a country that is struggling to provide opportunity to the next generation.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 20, 2026

The witch, she was none of these things, for her parents had angered the fairies.

From "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart

Every time the narrative comes close to truly condemning children’s access to devices, the movie pulls back in fear of isolating or angering the audience.

From Salon Jun. 21, 2026

But Schnur said the governor likely also has concerns about angering one of his biggest backers.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 21, 2026

As recently as a year ago, they said, such a deal would have been unthinkable, because companies were nervous about angering Nvidia’s Huang.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 19, 2026

The bishops, often nervous about angering the public at a time when church attendance continues its steady decline, have to think carefully about whether to challenge these celebrity priests.

From Slate Jun. 8, 2026

It was a relief to know they could finally write books and appear in newspapers without angering security-minded officials.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield




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