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The protests were initially sparked by widespread power outages and water shortages throughout the Indian Ocean island, but eventually grew into wider discontent with the country’s leadership, service failures, alleged corruption, and political nepotism.—
Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
14 Oct. 2025 -
Madagascar is a former French colony and Rajoelina reportedly has French citizenship, which has been a source of discontent for some Madagascans for years.—
NPR,
NPR,
13 Oct. 2025
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However, Thomson did have some notable issues with outfielder Nick Castellanos, who voiced displeasure at being platooned and losing playing time.—
Peter Chawaga,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Oct. 2025
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New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel expressed his displeasure on Monday with how many penalties his team was hit with during their 25-19 win over the New Orleans Saints.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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The desire for a facelift stemmed from a growing dissatisfaction with her appearance in pictures.—
Starr Bowenbank,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
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Kalaja’s killing quickly became a lightning rod for nationwide dissatisfaction with the Albanian judiciary.—
Beth Bailey,
FOXNews.com,
11 Oct. 2025
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After the disappointment of a third-place finish in his first season, Kane played an important role in regaining the title (their 12th in 13 seasons) last year — the first major trophy of his career.—
Sarah Shephard,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Berkeley’s apparent abrupt change of course came as a deep disappointment to Andrea Prichett, who helped found Berkeley Copwatch in 1990.—
Jakob Rodgers,
Mercury News,
16 Oct. 2025
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Jay expresses his discontentment.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Sep. 2025
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Further discontentment also stemmed from Fennell’s general spearheading of the project, given her affinity for the salacious and the fact that the pic is not billed as a modern retelling.—
Tom Tapp,
Deadline,
3 Sep. 2025
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While taking part in a video interview with GQ published in March alongside his Mickey 17 director Bong Joon Ho, Pattinson expressed some level of dismay for having to dance for the cameras while acting.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
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Ethan Hawke stars as Lorenz Hart of legendary songsmiths Rodgers & Hart as the prolific partnership disintegrates to his great dismay.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Crestfallenness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crestfallenness. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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