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Resenting U.S. interference in Hawaii’s government, she proposed a new constitution to restore voting rights to many Native Hawaiians while denying them to American and European residents.

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

Resenting Good People: Maybe you don’t need to stop the resentment so much as start doing more things you’re proud of.

From Washington Post • Aug. 24, 2022

Q. Resenting husband over unwanted pregnancy: My husband and I have two children, and I was very happy with that.

From Slate • Sep. 20, 2016

Resenting the city man's talk, the patriotic blacksmith let his temper get the better of him.

From Time Magazine Archive

Resenting this deeply, she determined to make trouble—and she succeeded very well indeed.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton