displease
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In this case—and however much it may displease conspiracy theorists—there is no mystery.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 10, 2026
This change may displease some, but for those being vigilant about their health and would like more transparency about the food they are eating, it's a welcome change.
From Salon ● Nov. 20, 2023
But given that PSG only won the league by one point last season, that appears to be a risky strategy and might displease fans.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 27, 2023
They do not want to be overly dependent on Chinese supplies, but they cannot afford to displease the Chinese government.
From New York Times ● May 31, 2023
He thought of Min’s wife, and decided it would not displease her if he chose to give the jacket to his friend.
From "A Single Shard" by Linda Sue Park
"We showed it with Gabriella, we showed it again with Laurence. But it displeases some people, obviously. It's competition, it's natural. But it's true that it was more complicated than we thought."
From Barron's ● Feb. 12, 2026
The rest of NIH’s 27 institutes and centers would stay at current budget levels, a status quo that displeases advocates for biomedical research.
From Science Magazine ● Mar. 9, 2023
“But traditionally with royals throughout history, if anyone displeases them, they are out. As Prince Philip always, always said: ‘It’s not about the individual.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 1, 2022
Nozinja adopts a Caesar-like position as he inspects the dancers, occasionally tutting in disgust when someone displeases him or yelping with pleasure and elbowing me in the ribs if someone nails a routine.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 5, 2013
Some distance separated the bulls from each other, for they are bad-tempered, very jealous by nature and quick to fight over anything that displeases them.
From "Island of the Blue Dolphins" by Scott O'Dell
Harpootlian heard rumblings that some of the jurors were displeased with Hill’s conduct and began to scour the back roads of Colleton County to track them down.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 24, 2026
So I’d like each of them to name an issue where, for the good of the state, they’re willing to take on their friends and allies, knowing they’ll be displeased.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 28, 2026
Microsoft’s stock has dropped nearly 14% since the company’s Jan. 28 earnings report, showing how investors have been displeased by the pace of Azure’s revenue growth relative to the company’s level of capex spending.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 9, 2026
But online reviews left by an overwhelming number of displeased customers say otherwise.
From Salon ● Dec. 10, 2025
His answer must have displeased her, for her voice cut through the barracks like a siren.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
District Court for the District of Columbia agreed; he quashed the subpoenas and said the government had offered no evidence that Powell committed any crime “other than displeasing the president.”
From Barron's ● Mar. 18, 2026
He wrote about her in his postcards home, displeasing his moralistic parents.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 2026
"My wife sends her regards, thank you for the pudding rice. She sends your fiancé this sweater and hopes that it is not displeasing to her," it reads.
From BBC ● Mar. 1, 2024
Having a well-stocked refrigerator filled with rotting foods is incredibly wasteful and displeasing, to say the least.
From Salon ● Feb. 23, 2024
“Yes, I denied knowing him. I was afraid”— again I choose my words carefully—“of displeasing El Jefe.”
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
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