discontent
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"Discontent that had built up over the years has exploded," Skender Minxhozi, editor-in-chief of local outlet Java News, told AFP.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
Two decades later, the show took place with subdued lighting during 1972's Winter of Discontent, a period of widespread strikes, economic turmoil and regular power cuts.
From BBC • Mar. 5, 2025
Discontent over staffing, pay and other alleged workplace issues has pervaded the lab over the past two years, emails and other communications reviewed by The Times show.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 1, 2024
Discontent was simmering on Indiana University’s flagship campus long before the first tent went up in Dunn Meadow, the vast green space beside the student union in Bloomington.
From New York Times • May 2, 2024
Heading and Initial, "The Bread of Discontent" 140 18.
From The Necklace of Princess Fiorimonde and Other Stories by Morgan, Mary de
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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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