malcontent
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She’s the kind of malcontent who will, in all sincerity, accuse people of being “in cahoots.”
From New York Times ● Feb. 29, 2024
Production designer Craig Lathrop, a Robert Eggers regular, recreates the merciless grimness of winter in New England among its malcontent townies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 30, 2023
Ducey, like Arizona’s first presidential nominee, Barry Goldwater, is a cheerful malcontent.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 7, 2022
Most prominently, Jalen Ramsey was considered an attention-seeking malcontent by many after he forced his way out of Jacksonville, but the cornerback has become an All-Pro and an exemplary leader in Los Angeles.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 31, 2021
As soon as you have revealed your intention to one malcontent, you give him the means to make himself content, since he can have everything he desires by revealing the plot.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
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