resent
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The more we fear something, the more we come to quietly resent it.
From MarketWatch • May 12, 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
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
"I thought the other families would resent me. But when I came home all the families couldn't do enough for me," he said.
From BBC • Jan. 4, 2026
Along with all this, I suppose I’m trying to say that I know how bitterly you resent the years when S. and I were regularly conducting home seminars, and the metaphysical sittings in particular.
From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger
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The Diary of Anne Frank
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