sourness

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Noun
  • With more than 30 years as a clinical nurse, nurse educator, quality manager, and nurse executive, Dr. Thompson is a leading authority on workplace bullying and incivility and spends the majority of her time working with healthcare leaders who want to cultivate a healthy workforce.
    Nia Bowers, USA Today, 28 May 2025
  • Link added that this incivility is costing companies in all areas: employee well-being, performance and retention, internal culture, belonging and engagement, and broader economic capabilities.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • But in the visiting clubhouse, where initial X-rays on Tatis’ hand were inconclusive about the severity of his injury, the Padres didn’t seem ready to turn down the dial.
    Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2025
  • Armor can reduce the severity of the hit and also affect how big the damage is.
    Rob Wieland, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
Noun
  • Their silence comes off as rudeness, for which Betty rebukes them after dinner.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2025
  • While civility is sorely lacking in politics, two other areas are known for rudeness as well — the workplace and the schools, at all levels.
    Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 25 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Fu also singled out Israel and called for efforts to bring an end to the hostilities.
    Anniek Bao, CNBC, 23 June 2025
  • Recent Market Performance Since the start of the current Israel-Iran hostilities on June 13, the S&P 500 has been 1.2% lower.
    Bill Stone, Forbes.com, 22 June 2025
Noun
  • Unsurprisingly, in 2019, the San Francisco Chronicle reported Measure W was causing dread and anger among property owners.
    U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 June 2025
  • The anger of voters is strikingly clear, though, especially for ones who have for so long been loyal to Democrats.
    Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2025
Noun
  • Yet in spite of its rather hurried origins, it’s gone on to become a General Motors success story in the quarter-century since it was created.
    Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 17 June 2025
  • But in spite of these conservative voices, Congressional passage of the big, beautiful bill is very likely.
    Richard McGahey, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
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“Sourness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sourness. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.

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