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resent

[ri-zent] / rɪˈzɛnt /


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The more we fear something, the more we come to quietly resent it.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

Both need each other to prosper and resent self-interested decisions their counterparts make that impact them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

That Europeans and Canadians resent being spoken to in this way is self-indulgent on our part.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Or maybe you love what a little ginger does to soups or oatmeal but resent the peeling and grating it demands.

From Salon • Jan. 5, 2026

But no sooner had the preacher arrived than I began to resent him, for I learned at once that he, like my father, was used to having his own way.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright




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