Word: chagrined
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...weeks, China's leaders have told their people that, despite the SARS crisis, life should proceed almost as usual. To the chagrin of human rights watchers, a Liaoning provincial court is indeed conducting business as usual. On May 9, it convicted labor activists Yao Fuxin, 52, and Xiao Yunliang, 56, of "subverting the political power of the state." Yao received a seven-year jail term; Xiao, four years. Their one-day trial occurred five months ago, but the sentencing date was announced on May 6, preventing their Beijing-based lawyer, Mo Shaoping, from attending, as Liaoning is now quarantining visitors...
...smiling Travis Morrison crooned through their entire catalog, hitting favorites like “Gyroscope,” “You Are Invited” and “Sentimental Man” with style and passion, before inviting the whole audience onstage—much to the chagrin of weary security guards—to join in “Ice of Boston...
...most College classes took place as scheduled, much to the chagrin of some unprepared undergraduates...
That attacking mentality nearly paid off in the first period. Captain Dominic Moore’s tap-in following a scramble in front of the Brown net was waved off when referee Dan Murphy ruled the whistle had already blown, much to the chagrin of Mazzoleni...
Harvey spearheaded the Crimson’s effort from downtown, knocking down five three-pointers. His three-point binge came much to the chagrin of Dartmouth’s defense, which in the course of one week has been damned when it did overplay Harvey and damned when it didn?...