discontent

Iran’s ruling elite sees everything through the prism of popular discontent.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

Social media has many users trapped in nostalgia loops, desperately clinging to a simpler era that wasn’t so uniquely mired in digital discontent.

From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026

Sometimes the seeds of discontent get planted early, only to sprout with the turn of the seasons.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026

The discontent that had simmered behind the scenes - and in the stands - became harder to ignore.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

A ripple of discontent and distrust ran through the crowd.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

Always at the heart of these discontents was the battery—or batteries, because there has been a succession of them, an alchemist’s closet of energy-storing potions in weirdly shaped bottles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 28, 2026

Unlike her previous books, which center on romance and its discontents, “Intermezzo” is about a family relationship: Two brothers, lawyer Peter and chess master Ivan, grapple with their father’s death.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2024

While these discontents were roiling, that's when he really met Meghan, and Meghan really reinforced his sense that he wasn't being, essentially, appreciated enough for his own gifts.

From Salon ● Jun. 2, 2022

A sly, mordantly funny, at times brutal satire about altruism and its discontents, the movie offers something of an emotional workout.

From New York Times ● Mar. 17, 2022

But men must work on, and Wang Lung worked as he had before, although the lengthening warm days and the sunshine and sudden rains filled everyone with longings and discontents.

From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck