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Displeased with the name, Ms. Mohawk wriggled out of it a few months later, so Mr. Zappa appropriated it as the title for a Mothers album in 1969.

From New York Times • Dec. 22, 2023

Displeased for a different reason was Peretti, who sent me a direct message accusing me of “completely misrepresenting” what he said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2023

Displeased with his team's defensive effort, Sampson made it clear at halftime things had to change.

From Fox News • Mar. 19, 2022

Displeased by her anti-Vietnam War activism, the FBI and CIA had been surveilling her for months.

From Washington Post • Nov. 22, 2019

Displeased at my stumbling motions, he was supposed to have said, “This is my sister. I have to teach her to walk.”

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou