Word: chagrinned
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...different Palestinian security structures, each with its own budget and chain of command, and each ultimately answerable to him. When the militant grassroots of his own Fatah organization began to organize armed militias to wage the intifada, Arafat sought to bring those, too, under his wing - often to the chagrin of his security chiefs, whose own ability to maintain control was increasingly diluted by a plethora of unofficial armed formations operating with a nod and a wink (and regular cash infusions) from the PA leader...
...about age seven I realized, with much chagrin, that my skin tone did not fit in the usual “pale” to “caramel” range that most make-up lines feature in their ads. One would assume that with the advent of honey-hued Halle Berry in almost every Revlon ad, make-up companies would do a better job of advertising foundation and other make-up products in a wider variety of colors. But it seems that caramel is pretty much the only sweet to make it main stream…I suppose...
...terrorism has put relations with Saudi Arabia under a critical spotlight, to the chagrin of the traditionally pro-U.S. royal family. But the alliance between the House of Saud and Washington was under strain long before September 11, because of mounting anti-American sentiment among many ordinary Saudis. And no single issue ignites their anger more than the perception that the U.S. has sided with Israel in a war against the Palestinians. The Saudis have privately chided the Bush administration's disengagement from an active peace-brokering role. They fear that the deteriorating situation in the West Bank...
...guerrilla movement as indistinguishable from al-Qaida, and won't appreciate the distinction being drawn by the Georgians between the small al-Qaida element they intend to pursue and the bulk of the Chechen fighters who will, presumably, be left unmolested unless they challenge Georgian authorities. But Moscow's chagrin is ultimately fueled by the profound strategic consequences of the arrival of U.S. forces in what has traditionally been Russia's backyard...
...Claude, a devastatingly handsome man she met in a cafe in Paris during a trip to visit her former chef. They did not even exchange words; they just gazed into each other’s eyes. The two eloped in Monte Carlo and honeymooned in Marrakesh, much to the chagrin of Christina’s mom, who had been hoping for a lavish celebration in the Hamptons. They humored her however, by inviting her to an endless stream of grand festivities in their spectacular home—modeled after the pyramid of the Louvre. Jean-Claude’s work...