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disgruntle

[dis-gruhn-tl] / dɪsˈgrʌn tl /


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“They didn’t want to disgruntle anyone. And if you go with Kanye, you have to know there is risk involved.”

From New York Times ● Jul. 25, 2022

When you disgruntle nearly a billion people, it becomes fairly big news, right away: The biggest tech news sites were on the story in nanoseconds.

From Salon ● Sep. 21, 2011

When two skaters fell through the ice on a Peiping lake, the Chronicle crisply reported: "They eyed ice angrily for some time before leaving in disgruntle."

From Time Magazine Archive

Could he disgruntle Mr. Grundy—the Mr. Grundy who raised for the Republicans $700,000 in 1924, $615,000 in 1926, and $547,000 in 1928?

From Time Magazine Archive

Stay where you are," he said, "for I'm not minded you shall do that which may disgruntle the commandant.

From The Minute Boys of the Mohawk Valley by James Otis

Also on the table are old letters addressed to Ferguson from disgruntled United fans amid speculation he was about to sell midfielder Paul Ince to Inter Milan in the summer of 1995.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

In that case, the perpetrator was determined to be a disgruntled patient, Derderian said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026

Chemical attacks are often the work of a disgruntled employee or possibly an adjacent property owner, he added.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026

Coupang called it a "groundless" claim by a disgruntled former executive.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

“Here —” He gave a drink to Dumbledore, who had sat down without invitation, thrust the tray at Harry, and then sank into the cushions of the repaired sofa and a disgruntled silence.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling

The trade-off between disgruntling some existing customers and luring new ones will probably work out for Southwest, according to Raymond James analyst Savanthi Syth.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 29, 2026

Industry representatives say they walk a fine line trying to adapt without disgruntling their core customers, but some think a real solution would need to be more radical.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 30, 2022

This isn't the first time Markle has been accused of disgruntling royal staff.

From Fox News ● Mar. 28, 2019

The ambuscade capped a notably disgruntling week for Labor.

From Time Magazine Archive

The lady returned to residence at the Takébashi Goten, to be a disgruntling influence in her brother's court.

From Bakemono Yashiki (The Haunted House), Retold from the Japanese Originals Tales of the Tokugawa, Volume 2 by James S. (James Seguin) De Benneville




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