alienated
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She went on to be the UN rights chief, a sensitive role in which she alienated some countries, especially China, which mauled her for reporting on Beijing's alleged abuses of the country's Uyghur minority group.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
His military experience “left me feeling very unmoored, it left me feeling very disillusioned, very alienated and very isolated.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026
Travel spending shrank slightly in Los Angeles County last year as local crises drove away tourists and national policy alienated foreign visitors.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2026
It also alienated voters in the district who had long supported him.
From Slate ● May 20, 2026
Another important feature of the tournament was that Lancelot, with innocent idiocy, alienated the Orkneys finally and for good.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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