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discontent

[dis-kuhn-tent] / ˌdɪs kənˈtɛnt /


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The fuel crisis is also triggering discontent among bigger transporters.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

But maybe, just maybe, Marvel fans are feeling a nagging sense of discontent, too.

From Salon Sep. 11, 2026

A lack of clarity around AI usage is certainly causing discontent at Pamela's company.

From BBC Sep. 8, 2026

Sometimes the seeds of discontent get planted early, only to sprout with the turn of the seasons.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 7, 2026

The fact that all the Boston police stations were crowded and filthy added to the discontent.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler

Always at the heart of these discontents was the battery—or batteries, because there has been a succession of them, an alchemist’s closet of energy-storing potions in weirdly shaped bottles.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 28, 2026

Park’s not indifferent to normie concerns, such as family tensions and floundering careers, communities and their discontents.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2025

But there are other discontents still in Moscow, and politically active.

From Salon Jun. 26, 2023

Warehouse labor barks its discontents in “Foul” by the New Orleans post-punk band Special Interest.

From New York Times Oct. 7, 2022

But men must work on, and Wang Lung worked as he had before, although the lengthening warm days and the sunshine and sudden rains filled everyone with longings and discontents.

From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck




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