discontent
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Despite rapid economic growth, millions of people in the country still struggle to find stable and well-paying jobs, fuelling discontent among the youth.
From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026
But AP-NORC polls show that discontent has been building among critical segments of the population over the past year.
From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026
There’s comfort in sitting and stewing in your discontent.
From Salon • May 30, 2026
Dipke previously told the BBC that the group's popularity spoke to wide discontent among young Indians about the high unemployment rate, and a feeling they are being ignored by mainstream politics.
From BBC • May 23, 2026
There was perhaps some discontent or unease also in Ogion's mind, for he had spent all summer and autumn alone up on the mountain, and only now near Sunreturn was come back to his hearthside.
From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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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