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Grievances vary widely from country to country, but the bottom line is similar everywhere: farmers claim it is getting increasingly harder to make a living.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2024

Grievances are about things you believe you deserve, and might be diminished if you get some of what you want.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 8, 2023

It's also a practical holiday that offers, among other release valves, a controlled forum for unburdening oneself of resentments, the Airing of Grievances.

From Salon • Dec. 23, 2022

Grievances sparked by soaring prices and the economy’s sluggishness led to widespread protests against the government in 2017 and 2019, mostly in working-class and lower-income areas.

From New York Times • Oct. 2, 2022

Grievances cannot be redressed, unless they are known.

From Benjamin Franklin A Picture of the Struggles of Our Infant Nation One Hundred Years Ago American Pioneers and Patriots Series by Abbott, John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot)