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disgruntle

[dis-gruhn-tl] / dɪsˈgrʌn tl /


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“They didn’t want to disgruntle anyone. And if you go with Kanye, you have to know there is risk involved.”

From New York Times Jul. 25, 2022

When you disgruntle nearly a billion people, it becomes fairly big news, right away: The biggest tech news sites were on the story in nanoseconds.

From Salon Sep. 21, 2011

Could he disgruntle Mr. Grundy—the Mr. Grundy who raised for the Republicans $700,000 in 1924, $615,000 in 1926, and $547,000 in 1928?

From Time Magazine Archive

When two skaters fell through the ice on a Peiping lake, the Chronicle crisply reported: "They eyed ice angrily for some time before leaving in disgruntle."

From Time Magazine Archive

Stay where you are," he said, "for I'm not minded you shall do that which may disgruntle the commandant.

From The Minute Boys of the Mohawk Valley by James Otis

Although Tesla is also in Texas, disgruntled shareholders there would have a clearer path to suing, raising the importance of getting investors on board, she said.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

In that case, the perpetrator was determined to be a disgruntled patient, Derderian said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 8, 2026

Some disgruntled loved ones may feel abandoned or envy your decision.

From MarketWatch Jun. 30, 2026

At one point they suggested it might be disgruntled opponents of the military junta which had seized power the year before.

From BBC Jun. 11, 2026

After five years of a sad and disgruntled marriage Boy- Boy took off.

From "Sula" by Toni Morrison

The trade-off between disgruntling some existing customers and luring new ones will probably work out for Southwest, according to Raymond James analyst Savanthi Syth.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 29, 2026

Industry representatives say they walk a fine line trying to adapt without disgruntling their core customers, but some think a real solution would need to be more radical.

From Washington Post Dec. 30, 2022

This isn't the first time Markle has been accused of disgruntling royal staff.

From Fox News Mar. 28, 2019

The ambuscade capped a notably disgruntling week for Labor.

From Time Magazine Archive

The lady returned to residence at the Takébashi Goten, to be a disgruntling influence in her brother's court.

From Bakemono Yashiki (The Haunted House), Retold from the Japanese Originals Tales of the Tokugawa, Volume 2 by James S. (James Seguin) De Benneville




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