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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

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

From Salon • Feb. 18, 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 system, he added, shifts control "decisively away from users", with "grievance processes and appeals operate on slower clocks", Gupta added.

From Barron's • Feb. 17, 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