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Watching someone insist on their version of reality in the face of overwhelming evidence to the contrary evokes all manner of emotions: disgust, anger, disbelief, admiration and, of course, doubt.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
“There’s no question that anger fueled a lot of what’s in the book,” he says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
He added that the issues fuelling public anger in France were felt elsewhere, and the sort of disruption France was seeing could "spread elsewhere on the continent".
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026
A police station and government buildings in Tirana have been attacked during the protests, which are being driven by demands for better university conditions, anger over corruption and calls for Rama's resignation.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
With Camille gone, Andre seems to have inherited her anger.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
The wrinkle that angers buyers is that by event time, comparable replacement tickets on StubHub can cost significantly more than the customer originally paid.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
"As much as this angers me it makes me really sad… there are better and brighter paths for our young people if they are guided in the correct way," Middleton said.
From BBC ● May 6, 2026
Her response, “What’s our lesson here?,” angers him, and he tries to snatch her phone.
From Slate ● Jan. 23, 2026
“Seems simple, but that’s not always the case. He can be direct, and that sometimes angers a player, but it’s always well thought out and usually right.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2025
I snap, because even though Haymitch is my mentor and trying to keep me alive, this angers me.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
Iranian officials were angered by the message from mediators that they would need to engage in a serious round of negotiations to head off a resumption of U.S. attacks on Iran, they said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
The movement in the lycees, attended by students aged 15 to 18 for their final three years of secondary education in France, has angered the government.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
He had angered viewers by declaring his love for all three of the finalists and left the show without a mate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
She's now applying for Universal Credit and has been left angered by the situation.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
At last they come, long after dusk, with the faces of angered men, though neither is yet twenty.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
The two countries have been at loggerheads since Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky disclosed the prisoner transfer last month, angering Seoul, which said the operation should have remained confidential to protect their families in North Korea.
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026
Newsom also wants to reduce payments that fire victims can receive for non-economic damages including pain and suffering, angering victims of the Eaton fire.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
"He's navigating a very fine line between keeping his constituents happy and not angering or alienating President Trump," he told the BBC.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
Every time the narrative comes close to truly condemning children’s access to devices, the movie pulls back in fear of isolating or angering the audience.
From Salon ● Jun. 21, 2026
It wasn’t for fear of angering Mr. Kumar.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
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