frustrate

They raise costs, squeeze margins, and frustrate managers.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 6, 2026

“There’s immense amount of pressure, and sometimes that pressure can get you and frustrate you in different ways,” said Clark.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2026

VAR continues to be divisive regardless of whether the final decision is correct, and it continues to frustrate the fans.

From BBC ● May 14, 2026

Different methodologies and outcomes for the Gauge and Big Data + Panel frustrate TV operators and confuse marketers looking to allocate spending as next month’s upfront ad sales events approach, according to Marshall.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2026

He would later recall the lesson he had learned in that bloody valley: “There is nothing more necessary than good Intelligence to frustrate a designing enemy, & nothing that requires greater pains to obtain.”

From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen

The process -- and the sheer size of the state of 40 million people -- means California is always slow to finalize results, a fact that frustrates voters of all stripes.

From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026

It is that love for the United States that thoroughly frustrates those around the world who thought our country represented freedom and diversity.

From Salon ● May 22, 2026

Based on Donald E. Westlake’s novel “The Hunter,” “Point Blank” has all the makings of a highly involving thriller, but Mr. Boorman consistently frustrates these expectations with more artistic aims.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 15, 2026

What frustrates him is how long they've been there.

From BBC ● Jan. 10, 2026

I know where she’s coming from with all of this, but it still frustrates me.

From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez

The plan has faced backlash from some community members frustrated about a deal they feel was hashed out behind closed doors.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026

Still, Adams is frustrated there are not more reliable and affordable options.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026

One often feels with Hitchcock that beneath the director of thrillers dwells a frustrated psychoanalyst, eager to penetrate the hidden depths of the human personality.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

Slade, 33, has previously admitted that he was frustrated to be out of England's midfield equation., external He finished the domestic season in excellent form, leading Exeter to the Prem final.

From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026

He skulked away, leaving Ella speechless and even more frustrated.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton

“This was the opportunity; that’s why it’s frustrating, that’s why it’s sad,” Mexican journalist Javier Alarcón said of El Tri’s World Cup exit.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026

She called the lack of serious opposition frustrating.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026

But she still had to endure a "frustrating" months-long job hunt.

From Barron's ● Jul. 12, 2026

Days when division feels overwhelming and the work of bringing people together seems frustrating, even fruitless.

From Salon ● Jul. 10, 2026

He’d kept his gloves on, something the guards might have easily taken note of, and a frustrating concession to his weakness, but if he hadn’t, he felt fairly sure he’d have gone completely mad.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo