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bear a grudge



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It is a waste of energy to bear a grudge.

From Salon ● Jul. 14, 2022

Like Adam, she does not bear a grudge against Amazon, but she said the company could pay more attention.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 8, 2019

Mr. Dees said he did not bear a grudge against the organization he helped power for decades, but that he was saddened that his critics “would go to extreme measures” to undermine his career.

From New York Times ● Mar. 25, 2019

President Obama told a news conference he did not bear a grudge.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2016

Well, well, I won’t bear a grudge against a man who is coward enough to insult a woman.

From Away in the Wilderness by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne




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