hard feelings
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And despite the grueling afternoon, there were no hard feelings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
No hard feelings, though: Chandler was fined a mere 6 cents plus court costs, and two decades later, President Grant appointed him secretary of the interior.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
I have no hard feelings about the price she is selling them for, but I found it odd that she felt the need to tell me about it.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 16, 2026
She replied: "Exactly, and that's a fantastic way to express yourself and also manage really difficult and hard feelings that are sometimes harder to express with words."
From BBC ● Jan. 27, 2026
He’d acted like he had no hard feelings about the Super Soaker incident, was all smiles when he fell in beside me, promising to turn me into the biggest thing to ever hit town.
From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx
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