frustrated

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When business leaders were frustrated over the passage of a $30-per-hour minimum wage for hotel workers, Bass brokered a meeting with them and Council President Marqueece Harris-Dawson, he said in December.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

Clients are frustrated when their account is restricted or don’t understand the specifics of the rule.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

Bitcoin showed resilience during the first 10 weeks of the Iran war but investors now appear frustrated with the slow progress towards resolving the conflict, he says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

“Now it appears that investors have become frustrated with its relatively slow upside progress, especially given the stunning gains seen across AI-related tech stocks, particularly semiconductors, since the end of March.”

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

Soviet women “were frustrated by contradictory messages: become aviators, but not in the highest levels of the military,” said Adrienne Marie Harris in her PhD thesis about women soldiers in the Soviet Union.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein