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resent

[ri-zent] / rɪˈzɛnt /


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What I resent is what’s happened around the money.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

“But I think most people, in the long run, resent hegemony.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026

"I think a lot of country folk just want to be left alone to breed their sheep and hang their moles and resent people who come to the countryside with different views," he says.

From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2026

Second, if she outlives him, I assume his children might resent her, since that could tie up a sizable portion of their inheritance.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 3, 2026

Most days, I didn't resent the fact that my brother spent a lot of time in my care.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi

‘I’d rather be on a beach in Bali’: My husband resents my $8 million net worth.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

Kelly added that not having a close relationship with Aimee is one of the hardest things in her life and she resents not having the ideal big-sister experience.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

Spending her Saturday not in uniform but in a T-shirt and jeans, she would like to enjoy a coffee outside -- and resents that her more religious compatriots think otherwise.

From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026

"As she said in her own memoir, she resents that others defined her the first time around," Jellison told the BBC.

From BBC ● Jan. 30, 2026

Brandon shoots Pua a look that says he resents being called clumsy, but he doesn’t argue with her story.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila

The King is portrayed as resentful, with a "senior courtier" reporting an alleged comment by the late Queen: "He even resented it when I taught him the alphabet."

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

By the end, the dressing room had fractured into three camps: a small group of loyalists, a larger group who actively resented him, and a numb majority who had simply stopped caring.

From BBC ● May 13, 2026

Many community members also resented attempts by these organizations to work with local politicians who were criticized for their handling of the disaster.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2026

He’s long resented her inability to contain the frenzy surrounding the Jeffrey Epstein files.

From Slate ● Apr. 4, 2026

She sat at Dad’s place at the foot of the table, and we resented this, too.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey

“When loneliness hits them and the lack of a social support system, they start resenting the locals and perhaps even avoid meeting them and isolate themselves.”

From Salon ● Jul. 11, 2026

“When you don’t plan for joy, you end up either overspending impulsively or depriving yourself and resenting your money plan.”

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 27, 2026

I grew up Hasidic and spent much of my adult life resenting it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 29, 2026

I look at emails that came in overnight, quietly resenting them.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2023

While I was already dubious about many of the foster parents and caseworkers, I do not remember being angry or resenting my mother.

From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter




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