discontent
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Venezuela's acting president Delcy Rodriguez on Thursday hiked the minimum wage package by 26.3 percent, to $240, in an attempt to quell growing discontent over difficult living conditions.
From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026
Unlike so many retellings of famous assassinations, attempted or otherwise, Harron’s movie gets to the heart of its subject’s discontent without dwelling on dramatizations of Solanas’ fragile psyche.
From Salon • Apr. 29, 2026
Before his resignation, McSweeney became a lightning rod for discontent with Downing Street.
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026
And discontent can be contagious, ultimately having a ripple effect on worsening morale and productivity.
From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026
When, by August 1919, it became clear that was not going to happen, discontent within the various steel worker unions reached an all-time high.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
Vocabulary lists containing discontent
Power Prefix: dis-
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Figurative Language in King's "I Have a Dream" Speech (1963)
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Of Mice and Men
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