resent
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"I think a lot of country folk just want to be left alone to breed their sheep and hang their moles and resent people who come to the countryside with different views," he says.
From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026
Second, if she outlives him, I assume his children might resent her, since that could tie up a sizable portion of their inheritance.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 3, 2026
Putting aside the feelings of the Greenlanders—who rightly resent being voluntold for statehold—the risks likely outweigh any rewards.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026
Do any Swedish people resent you for not singing in Swedish?
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2025
Or come to resent that I’d unwittingly led him to the Copper Key’s hiding place?
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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The Diary of Anne Frank
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