chagrin
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When I finally did, age 30, I realized to my chagrin that in following his footsteps, I hadn’t scratched the surface of his intellectual journey.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
To my chagrin but not my surprise, no one else in the theater came with their tail tucked between their legs, covered by a trench coat.
From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026
The Basque manager rotated his pack heavily, to the chagrin of players like Vinicius Junior, who was benched on several occasions and hauled off early on others.
From Barron's • Jan. 12, 2026
He drives most of the way before arriving at the treacherous Darién Gap, where he’s sidelined after falling into a thorny tree — but “they” save him, much to his chagrin.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 24, 2025
Three days go by like this and, to my chagrin, no one from the approximately twenty places at which I’ve applied calls me for an interview.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
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