hold a grudge
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Newsom seemed not to hold a grudge, at least publicly.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025
Laver, the only man to win all four majors in one year during the Open era, described Stolle as "too nice a guy to hold a grudge".
From BBC • Mar. 6, 2025
Tech moguls might hold a grudge when justice is done, but the 118,101 LendUp customers who received more than $40 million of their money back thanks to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau surely feel differently.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2024
So I constantly drive that home that I do not hold a grudge against anyone.
From Salon • Jan. 10, 2024
How could one hold a grudge against a disciple?
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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