grievance
Example Sentences
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That agreement resolved a union grievance addressing what the union regarded as administrative overreach and inattention to employees mired in lengthy investigations and disciplinary proceedings.
From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026
SB 1296 keeps paid leave for actual representation work—contract negotiations and grievance proceedings—which are the core functions unions exist to perform.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026
Musk is one of the few people wealthy enough to casually throw this kind of money after a grievance.
From Slate • Apr. 30, 2026
It’s about how easily grievance turns into permission—how feeling wronged starts to look like a reason to do wrong.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026
The boy looked around the table, his green eyes shining with the grievance.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
Vocabulary lists containing grievance
The Bill of Rights
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Good Grief!: Grav, Griev
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