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That said, it must have been galling for the “Guys and Dolls” company to open that show to universal raves last spring, only to have “Sunset” come along and blindside them.

From New York Times • Apr. 15, 2024

Whatever the reasons, the results have been galling.

From Washington Post • Nov. 25, 2019

For a man confident enough to pen an autobiography in his twenties, such a public reversal of fortune must have been galling in the extreme.

From BBC • Jun. 15, 2012

As a 22-year-old he did not mind missing the 2006 World Cup too much, even though it must have been galling to see Walcott go unused even after Michael Owen's injury.

From The Guardian • Oct. 9, 2010

It must have been galling to the great philosopher to yield the palm to lesser men; but such has ever been the destiny of genius, except in crises of public danger.

From Beacon Lights of History, Volume 09 European Statesmen by Lord, John