unhappy
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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
Most straight people already believed women should work, premarital sex is normal and unhappy couples should divorce.
From Salon ● Jun. 29, 2026
During these eight years my life was uniform: but not unhappy, because it was not inactive.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
Early in his speech, Burnham remarked that Parliament seemed to be an unhappier place than when he was last an MP.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
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
Not only does this “maximizer” mentality lead to more hoarding, it can also make you unhappier.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 21, 2023
Do you think I would actually be unhappier as a human?
From New York Times ● Feb. 16, 2023
“You’re worshiped, and that year is over and you’re like anyone else. “We all feel that our husbands have been unhappier with ev-erything after they got out of it.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
“You are only as happy as your unhappiest child, and me? I have so many.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 26, 2026
Philippe Villeneuve, the cathedral's chief architect, described himself four years ago - after witnessing the fire - as "the unhappiest architect in the world".
From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2023
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
“He goes, ‘There he is,’” Mr. Caparulo said, “‘the unhappiest millionaire.’”
From New York Times ● Jul. 1, 2021
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
