unhappy
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And the addition of the Welsh cake has not gone down well with some, according to the Telegraph newspaper, with diners unhappy it knocked the scone off the menu.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
Johnson made the decision after being unhappy with the public school his family got in the local lottery.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026
Baser told BBC Scotland News she was "super sad" to learn that some people were unhappy with her Youth Beatz performance.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
As Meta spends billions annually to build out its AI capabilities, employees at Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp are increasingly unhappy with their Mark Zuckerberg-led parent company.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
She did not tell William everything she was facing, but he knew she was unhappy.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
A 2010 Brookings Institution paper found people were unhappier on days when gasoline rose above $3.50 and $4.00 a gallon.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 31, 2026
"It should really shock our collective conscience… It will haunt us. We are seeing things happening that will make the world an unhappier place far beyond the region."
From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2025
Not only does this “maximizer” mentality lead to more hoarding, it can also make you unhappier.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 21, 2023
Does that mean that the people of Costa Rica or Nepal are inherently unhappier than their Scandinavian brethren?
From Salon ● Sep. 17, 2022
And for him it was different—the more he won, the unhappier he became.
From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart
“You are only as happy as your unhappiest child, and me? I have so many.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 26, 2026
At the other end of the scale, countries with the unhappiest populations were Afghanistan and Lebanon across age groups.
From BBC ● Mar. 20, 2024
The happiest young people are in Lithuania, while the unhappiest are in Afghanistan.
From New York Times ● Mar. 20, 2024
Their new paper, which they describe as an “adversarial collaboration,” did find a plateau, but only among the unhappiest 20% of people, and only then when they start earning over $100,000.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 8, 2023
She was the unhappiest I had ever seen her.
From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride
