as in discontented
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More divorce patterns have emerged over recent decades Carol Lee Roberts, president of the Institute for Divorce Financial Analysts, dismisses the idea that discontented couples hold out on splitting up over sentimental reasons.—
Vanessa Romo,
NPR,
5 June 2025 -
Here are some signs to look for: Feeling frozen, discontented and disconnected.—
Jess Cording,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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The Washington Examiner recently learned that dozens of senior ICE officials were engaged in a heated exchange with Miller in late May, which occurred as Trump administration officials were dissatisfied with the current deportation numbers.—
Asher Notheis,
The Washington Examiner,
1 June 2025
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Very satisfied Satisfied Dissatisfied Very dissatisfied Submit Clear form Forms Some fonts could not be loaded.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
New York Times,
22 May 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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The most memorable scene in Fitzgerald’s novel involves Stahr spinning, for a disgruntled British playwright named Boxley, a meaningless scenario.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
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As a result, there is a large portion of the team’s fanbase that remains disgruntled at ownership for moving to Sin City instead of continuing to play in Oakland.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
6 June 2025
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The winds on that ranch in California were so strong that towering dust devils were dancing between the disaffected cattle during my visit.—
Tim Stevens,
ArsTechnica,
8 Apr. 2025
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Still, Democrats won’t have to face many of those disaffected and disengaged voters until 2028.—
Nate Cohn,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2025
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Additionally, the more fiscally conservative Senate is increasingly unhappy with the cost of the bill, which is estimated to add $3.1 trillion to the deficit over the next decade.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Four of its main characters are in unhappy marriages and cheating on their spouses, which is sometimes awkwardly played for laughs.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 June 2025
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“Malcontented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/malcontented. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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