sour grapes
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"Absolutely terrible. Shocking. That is not sour grapes."
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
Index fund fans counter that claims of distortion are mostly sour grapes from fund managers struggling to outperform.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
Was it sour grapes, then, when Jamie Dimon called out private-credit firms over the recent spate of bankruptcies hitting banks?
From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2025
Their rage might come off as historical sour grapes, but the Mendez et al fiasco touches on an important point.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2024
“Ha! Can you imagine the traffic on the interstate trying to get there?” says my mom, in a sour grapes kind of way.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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