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Monk has resented her from afar for writing he believes to be exploitative, and now she has a chance to respond.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 19, 2023

But Kim has resented that pressure and may not want to elevate China's importance in the relationship.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2018

She did not want to move, and has resented this, to varying degrees, ever since.

From The Guardian • Sep. 17, 2016

But Thomas, who has resented Bates ever since his arrival denied him the job of Lord Grantham’s valet, has been forced to watch his rival enjoy a happy love life.

From Slate • Feb. 11, 2013

The House of Commons has resented such interference with the laws by the House of Lords; who, in the case of Reeve v.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 349, November, 1844 by Various