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This is a galling defeat.
her holier-than-thou attitude is galling
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This fiction will be galling to some people, but deeply reassuring to others.
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Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2024
Adding magic—actual, visible magical spells—to the series is even more galling, as is making Merlin’s home Avalon instead of Ynys Wydryn.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 8 Sep. 2024
But what’s most galling about the project is the way that state government has sought to exempt itself and the project from the rules that govern building in California.
—Joe Mathews, The Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2024
YouGov’s latest polling, from June, put support for Conservatives at a galling 18% while Farage’s Reform garnered 17%.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 2 July 2024
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Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2024
Adding magic—actual, visible magical spells—to the series is even more galling, as is making Merlin’s home Avalon instead of Ynys Wydryn.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 8 Sep. 2024
But what’s most galling about the project is the way that state government has sought to exempt itself and the project from the rules that govern building in California.
—Joe Mathews, The Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2024
YouGov’s latest polling, from June, put support for Conservatives at a galling 18% while Farage’s Reform garnered 17%.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 2 July 2024
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“Galling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/galling. Accessed 7 Nov. 2024.
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