1
as in grudges
a lingering ill will towards a person for a real or imagined wrong
this is no place to air your grievances against him
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2
as in complaints
an expression of dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment
she decided to file a formal grievance against the utility company
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Recent Examples of grievances
Mangione is seen as a hero by some people who have grievances with corporate America and the private healthcare industry.
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Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
Quad’s grievances spill over into her relationship with Heavenly, which ties into Heavenly and Quad mocking Sweet Tea on social media.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 23 Dec. 2024
Pushing her 1-year-old son, Emmanuel, in a stroller, 37-year-old Alicia Thomas from the South Bronx said her experience giving birth while on Medicaid helped her relate to Mangione's grievances with the healthcare industry.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 23 Dec. 2024
Some passionately defended their favorite trends, while others shared their own fashion grievances.
—Lydia Patrick, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Let go of relationship grievances during Libra's last quarter moon.
—USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2024
Pressure is building on Mayor Rex Hardin to exert leadership and deal with these festering grievances.
—Steve Bousquet, Sun Sentinel, 21 Dec. 2024
But despite the grievances, the pandemic also revealed that cities and neighborhoods built to serve a 9-to-5 crowd were vulnerable — and that nightlife could be a city’s salvation.
—Katie Thornton, Rolling Stone, 20 Dec. 2024
Their grievances justify lawbreaking, havoc, rampage.
—Matthew Continetti, National Review, 14 Dec. 2024
Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
Quad’s grievances spill over into her relationship with Heavenly, which ties into Heavenly and Quad mocking Sweet Tea on social media.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 23 Dec. 2024
Pushing her 1-year-old son, Emmanuel, in a stroller, 37-year-old Alicia Thomas from the South Bronx said her experience giving birth while on Medicaid helped her relate to Mangione's grievances with the healthcare industry.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 23 Dec. 2024
Some passionately defended their favorite trends, while others shared their own fashion grievances.
—Lydia Patrick, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Let go of relationship grievances during Libra's last quarter moon.
—USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2024
Pressure is building on Mayor Rex Hardin to exert leadership and deal with these festering grievances.
—Steve Bousquet, Sun Sentinel, 21 Dec. 2024
But despite the grievances, the pandemic also revealed that cities and neighborhoods built to serve a 9-to-5 crowd were vulnerable — and that nightlife could be a city’s salvation.
—Katie Thornton, Rolling Stone, 20 Dec. 2024
Their grievances justify lawbreaking, havoc, rampage.
—Matthew Continetti, National Review, 14 Dec. 2024
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