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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, he asked the man to stop and then, when the man continued, began filming his actions with a mobile phone.

From The New Yorker • Jul. 9, 2016

Displeased with where the ball had landed, he pulled another from his bag and dropped it in a new and better place.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis