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Protests have continued throughout the year, including ahead of the country’s 80th independence anniversary in August, when many discontented citizens raised pirate flags in lieu of or alongside the national flag to voice their discontent.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
1 Sep. 2025 -
The gleefully gutsy horror movie (in theaters now) stars real-life married actors Alison Brie and Dave Franco as Millie and Tim, a complacent, discontented couple whose bodies start to fuse after a hiking trip gone haywire.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
30 July 2025
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However, the players union, the Professional Women’s Hockey League Players Association, dissatisfied with the PHF, formed its own league, the Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL).—
Chris Deubert,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Others are dissatisfied with how their school districts are doing academically.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Sep. 2025
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The South West is a healing mecca for artists and malcontent media sorts, new age travelers, purveyors of crystals and surfers seeking budget California on the beaches of the Cornish Atlantic.—
Crispin Hunt,
Billboard,
22 May 2019
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But prominent leaders — not least, Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany — warned that a jilted European Union would be in no mood to extend Britain a rewarding deal, lest other malcontent members take encouragement to go for the exits.—
PETER S. GOODMAN,
New York Times,
23 June 2016
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Maybe a disgruntled shareholder of either of these companies.—
Tax Notes Staff,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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It is set on the fictional Winthrop Island in New England, and features a disgruntled daughter and her famous mother who are connected to a young woman on a steamboat from 200 years in the past.—
Abby Hamblin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Sep. 2025
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Sanders was certainly displeased after the loss to the Yellow Jackets.—
Shane Shoemaker,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Aug. 2025
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Expert weighs in Fain is under a critical gaze and a barrage of criticism, with a watchdog monitor on one side and displeased members charging from the other.—
Liam Rappleye,
Freep.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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That Kim attended the parade, a first for a North Korean leader since 1959, underscores that this is a collection of disaffected powers—and China is happy to marshal them.—
Kerry Brown,
Time,
4 Sep. 2025
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These disaffected communities live on social networks, message boards, and private Discords.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
4 Sep. 2025
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My research team works hard to keep the email addresses up to date, but executives keep changing their addresses to avoid having to deal with unhappy customers.—
Christopher Elliott,
Mercury News,
10 Sep. 2025
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But few seemed to leave unhappy.—
Jonathan Hawkins,
CNN Money,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Malcontented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/malcontented. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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