incensed
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He had revered the British Museum since he was a teenager and was incensed by the idea that a theft was continuing and that it was being perpetrated by a curator.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
Sanchez was particularly incensed when an 11-acre plot in the city’s Manton neighborhood, on a largely residential street, became a single-story self-storage facility with long rows of garage doors.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
Napoli were incensed after having a penalty award overturned and then a goal disallowed in the first half.
From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026
Thiaw, still incensed by the referee's decision moments before to blow for a foul on Morocco captain Achraf Hakimi before Ismaila Sarr headed in, instructed his players to leave the field.
From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026
Lazlo enveloped him in a hug, which evidently constituted a surfeit of affection, because the old man pushed him off, incensed.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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