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Such arrangements have long angered Congolese fans living abroad, who until recent years blocked concerts by Fally Ipupa and other homegrown musicians in outrage at a perceived closeness to the much-criticised government.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

The decision angered some of the biggest U.S. streaming companies like Netflix, Walt Disney, Apple, Amazon.com and Paramount Skydance, prompting a harsh rebuke from Hollywood.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

New Jersey state authorities announced Friday they were taking charge of security outside a US immigration detention center after clashes between ICE agents and protesters angered by conditions faced by detainees inside.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

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

I didn’t want Rufus having to face some creditor that I had angered with my twentieth-century brevity—which could come across as nineteenth-century abruptness, even discourtesy.

From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler