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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

There is one other very important feature of the student loan system though, which has angered some students.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

Seven nations have deployed a total of 17,000 personnel for an annual exercise in the Philippines that has angered Beijing.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 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 knew I hadn’t shared all my troubles with them, and I knew they were terribly concerned that I had gone off to live on my own, but still, their assumptions angered and hurt me.

From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana