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As the newly elected mayor of Anaheim in 1978, he angered the city’s Police Department by suggesting the creation of a citizens oversight commission after residents complained that officers regularly harassed and beat them.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

It’s only rational to be angered by someone who isn’t who they say they are, who doesn’t uphold the values they purport to champion.

From Salon • Apr. 29, 2026

The deal angered Beijing, which started reviewing the deal shortly after it was announced, and in March called in the two co-founders—Xiao Hong and Ji Yichao—to discuss the acquisition.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

But they angered him by withholding a final payment, instructing him to first complete his shoddy work to a higher standard.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

It was as if the elderly man’s leaving had angered him and that he held not the second soldier but the new conscripts responsible.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie