grievance
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Musk "has a responsibility, everyone in public and civil life has a responsibility to call for calm and not to stoke grievance or hatred... that puts vulnerable people and our communities at risk," Turley said.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
The bishop claimed Rev McCartney's allegations were the result of a personal grievance over theological differences.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
There’s quite a bit of grievance history in “This Land.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
One hand holding a microphone, the other arm tightly tucked across her chest, she retreated to her zones of rhetorical comfort: grievance, victimhood, outrage.
From Slate • May 6, 2026
He skipped some years or forgot or decided according to some personal accounting of grievance that the plantation was undeserving.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
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