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grievance

[gree-vuhns] / ˈgri vəns /


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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

One particularly confounding and repeated grievance is the film’s title.

From Salon • Feb. 23, 2026

The bargaining has focused on concerns about the growth and use of artificial intelligence, pay raises and “basic protections” like grievance procedures.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 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

“First grievance, unauthorized use of sympathy. What is the proper discipline for this, Master Archivist?”

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss