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Nonvoting B-class shareholders have fumed over the terms of the Skydance deal, concluding that it would bestow Redstone with a rich premium at the expense of other shareholders.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2024

And so, he may have fumed, to hell with his old allegiances and pleasures.

From Slate • Dec. 7, 2020

While private polling has consistently shown him ahead of Mr. Quist, Republicans have fumed for some time that Mr. Gianforte seemed unable to establish a dominant lead in the race.

From New York Times • May 25, 2017

If Mitch Jordan's new BMW had suffered a hit-and-run accident eight months ago, the venture capitalist owner near Pasadena, California, would have fumed.

From US News • Aug. 11, 2016

If it had been self-consciously done she would have fumed.

From The Fur Bringers A Story of the Canadian Northwest by Footner, Hulbert