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grievance

[gree-vuhns] / ˈgri vəns /


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Should my friend file a grievance with the State Bar of Texas?

From MarketWatch Aug. 26, 2026

“We feel abandoned,” she said, echoing a widely shared grievance among Ceutíes, as the locals call themselves.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 2, 2026

What makes the CJP unusual, however, is not simply its scale but the nature and breadth of its grievance.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

That if you are loud enough, and your engine is big enough, and your grievance is hot enough, that is the same thing as being a man.

From Salon Jul. 15, 2026

“Five and a half to four: grievance stands.”

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

But the growing outrage has inevitably become a flashpoint amid broader, simmering grievances felt by Vietnam's youth.

From BBC Aug. 23, 2026

Such grievances echo those condemned by other Gen Z-led movements across the broader Asia region.

From BBC Aug. 23, 2026

In 2022, the Sussexes aired their royal grievances in a Netflix documentary.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

That lack of communication was high on the list of grievances voiced by protestors in rallies against Fedorov's removal, and again on Wednesday.

From Barron's Aug. 19, 2026

"But nobody cares about their grievances," I said.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison




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