grievance

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For others the trigger is grievance, isolation or personal instability, which gradually hardens inside online echo chambers, where resentment circulates freely.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026

Contract negotiations, which began in September, have focused on the use of artificial intelligence, pay raises and “basic protections” including grievance procedures.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026

The decision created a lame-duck host with a nightly platform and a growing sense of grievance.

From Salon • Feb. 18, 2026

The motive for the attack remains unclear, although local media reports suggest the suspect may have had a grievance with a teacher at the school.

From BBC • Feb. 11, 2026

Lillian, who had her strategies and moved from one to another with instinct her only guide, ignored her husband’s grievance.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy