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resentful

[ri-zent-fuhl] / rɪˈzɛnt fəl /


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When made on a grand, industrial scale, art requires a team, always with the risk of significant contributors feeling discarded or resentful.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

One chapter focuses on the “depleting, frustrating, resentful boredom” that defined his experience of parenting young children.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

At the same time, the results of the study also suggest that coalition building is possible, even among the racially resentful.

From Salon • Jan. 19, 2026

I find that I am increasingly resentful that he refuses to help me any more financially.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 5, 2025

I felt resentful... abandoned... alone ... sad... scared .. . and furious.

From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter




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