resentment
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You also seem to harbor some resentment toward your niece.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026
Ronika’s resentment toward Blair, who has avoided condemning Haywood in public, seethes monotonously until her own backstory is finally unearthed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
With work, she says she has let go of resentment over how she was treated – and remains immensely grateful to the people who stood by her.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
That gap is not primarily a story about rising working-class racial resentment.
From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2026
About eight weeks later, I heard a sound that erased all traces of resentment: a swishing, watery heartbeat picked up on ultrasound, emanating from the warm cave of my body.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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There are of course unavoidable parallels between the stories of Kiritsis and Mangione, including the fact that both men were celebrated as folk heroes by some people who identified with their broader resentments.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
Aboveground, Clark is trapped in his own resentments, throwing temper tantrums like a toddler.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026
His focus strayed from rebuilding the moral and social foundations of struggling communities toward mobilizing their resentments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 22, 2026
Contrary to your wishes, it could rekindle their resentments.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 26, 2026
After a few minutes’ reflection, however, she continued, “I do remember his boasting one day, at Netherfield, of the implacability of his resentments, of his having an unforgiving temper. His disposition must be dreadful.”
From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen
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