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The capacity of policymakers to make decisions that might displease the government is under increasing threat, the head of the European Central Bank said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 2026

This change may displease some, but for those being vigilant about their health and would like more transparency about the food they are eating, it's a welcome change.

From Salon ● Nov. 20, 2023

But given that PSG only won the league by one point last season, that appears to be a risky strategy and might displease fans.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 27, 2023

They do not want to be overly dependent on Chinese supplies, but they cannot afford to displease the Chinese government.

From New York Times ● May 31, 2023

The way Julian had done the inviting, I didn't know who else was coming—although I strongly suspected that Nadia Diamondstein would be, and that thought did not displease me.

From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg

"We showed it with Gabriella, we showed it again with Laurence. But it displeases some people, obviously. It's competition, it's natural. But it's true that it was more complicated than we thought."

From Barron's ● Feb. 12, 2026

The rest of NIH’s 27 institutes and centers would stay at current budget levels, a status quo that displeases advocates for biomedical research.

From Science Magazine ● Mar. 9, 2023

He is the domineering interloper intent on telling the industry all the ways in which it displeases him.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 11, 2022

He will call them if they say something that displeases him, and then follow up with a comment on Twitter.

From New York Times ● Dec. 1, 2018

‘If what I have done displeases you, my father,’ said Faramir quietly, ‘I wish I had known your counsel before the burden of so weighty a judgement was thrust on me.’

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien

The U.A.E. was displeased with the Israeli announcement and saw it as embarrassing, according to a person close to Emirati officials.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026

So I’d like each of them to name an issue where, for the good of the state, they’re willing to take on their friends and allies, knowing they’ll be displeased.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 28, 2026

Investors have been especially displeased with the botched rollout of Apple Intelligence, which was first announced in 2024 but has been continuously delayed.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 20, 2026

Talents like Morgan Wallen, Diplo, Shaboozey and Post Malone have made chart-topping hits that have both expanded the fanbase of the genre, and, at times, left traditional country fans displeased with the drastically different tone.

From BBC ● Jan. 30, 2026

“Count Olaf is very displeased with his bride.”

From "The Bad Beginning" by Lemony Snicket

Boasberg would later rule that prosecutors had “offered no evidence whatsoever that Powell committed any crime other than displeasing the president.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 12, 2026

District Court for the District of Columbia agreed; he quashed the subpoenas and said the government had offered no evidence that Powell committed any crime “other than displeasing the president.”

From Barron's ● Mar. 18, 2026

"My wife sends her regards, thank you for the pudding rice. She sends your fiancé this sweater and hopes that it is not displeasing to her," it reads.

From BBC ● Mar. 1, 2024

Having a well-stocked refrigerator filled with rotting foods is incredibly wasteful and displeasing, to say the least.

From Salon ● Feb. 23, 2024

“Yes, I denied knowing him. I was afraid”— again I choose my words carefully—“of displeasing El Jefe.”

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez