galling
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Even more galling for his rivals was how easy he made it look.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
The most galling part is how rarely they do.
From Salon • Feb. 25, 2026
"He was the type of person you enjoyed being around and the notion that this helpful, smiling joking guy was being labelled a terrorist? It's galling," he said.
From BBC • Jan. 25, 2026
Garfield is all galling charisma and Edebiri is in some pallid register, like a Victorian ghost that you’re not sure whether to fear.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2025
And nothing was more galling to my uncle than finding me outside, sitting cross-legged on a grass mat, studying and writing my letters, which I copied from the Qur’an.
From "Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina" by Michaela DePrince
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