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resentment

[ri-zent-muhnt] / rɪˈzɛnt mənt /


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That feeling of survival and resentment and entitlement really looms over this season.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

That’s guidance for the couple, not for guests who feel insulted by a lack of communication and use it as leverage for their resentment.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026

Residents told BBC Eye that strikes hitting residential areas risk deepening resentment, even among those who had previously been critical of the Iranian regime.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

The money poured in, leading to resentment among cohorts who felt they’d been shortchanged, none more so than Bob Gimlin, Patterson’s wingman in the field during the infamous shoot.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

Her laughter filled Olanna with a resentment as fine, as painful, as the prick of a new pin.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie




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