hard feelings
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Cady, claiming no hard feelings, insinuates himself into their world, apparently friendly, apparently helpful, so that it’s not always clear what’s sincere and what’s strategy.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026
Bass, for her part, has downplayed any hard feelings, saying she intends to run on her record — including her collaboration with Raman.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2026
As if to prove there were no hard feelings, Mr. Scorsese cast Mr. Reiner as the dad of Jordan Belfort in “The Wolf of Wall Street.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 15, 2025
And although Fields says there are no hard feelings before Sunday's reunion, he admits "the storyline is crazy. I mean, that's why the NFL set us up for week one".
From BBC • Sep. 7, 2025
I thought Grandpa had prayed away all the town’s hard feelings, and maybe he really had.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
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