galled
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Many were particularly galled about a provision in the U.S. plan that extended amnesty for actions taken by all parties during the war.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 22, 2025
All these decades later, a wide swath of the public today continues to be baffled and occasionally galled by Pollock, just as it didn’t get Serra for years.
From New York Times • Mar. 27, 2024
The Miss America tragic brag that it was the single biggest source of scholarship money for women in the United States always galled me to the gills.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 25, 2023
The block on calls using the popular WhatsApp, FaceTime and Skype applications has particularly galled UAE residents who were separated from families and friends by restrictions during the pandemic.
From Reuters • Sep. 29, 2021
It galled her that Uncle Holt would ask my opinion about anything, let alone my own future.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
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