resentment
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In their second attempt at securing a conviction, prosecutors are putting less emphasis on Rinderknecht’s alleged resentment of the wealthy, instead highlighting laboratory tests they allege prove that a lighter could ignite the hillside vegetation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
However, the sheer scale of a major clampdown would present a formidable challenge, and could generate resentment.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
“A little resentment builds. It can be the difference between making it to the top or not.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
Still, there’s clearly a lot of resentment among some Christian conservative women about husbands who don’t do chores.
From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026
I didn’t understand until he said it that part of my ennui had been resentment.
From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline
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One with standards and driven by beliefs, not resentments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
Unless families are discussing their different economic statuses and goals, resentments will build.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026
At the same time, you have resentments towards his sister who you believe — rightly or wrongly — that she should pitch in and help.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026
The secretary-general of the transatlantic alliance, Mark Rutte, told reporters on Monday that Trump had aired his resentments in a recent phone call.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026
But a generation’s worth of hard feelings and resentments separated the leadership.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
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