Word: resentment
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...them a play-byplay account of the real war, as swiftly, as honestly, and as completely as legitimate security reasons permit. He succeeded conspicuously in the days of Tarawa. But this was still the exception emphasizing the questionable rule that, for instance, was applied to the Bari disaster: to resent rather than encourage the people's desire to participate in the ups & downs of military operations...
...best newspapermen," read the President, "resent this sea of hint and rumor. . . . The worst and most irresponsible deliberately exploit it-as the Patterson and McCormick newspapers are constantly doing...
...Hard to forgive is the implied comparison ... of the regrettable Benito with Mr. Toad (TIME, Aug. 9). I have known Toad for 25 years, and I resent the slur upon his good name. He is a windbag, no doubt, but generous and lovable, with no harm...
Admirers of Sherlock Holmes in general and his devotees in the Baker Street Irregulars in particular will resent the caption under the head of "Politics" (TIME...
Politician v. Administrator. If Harold Smith, in his unique position, were a politician, he would inevitably become one of Washington's most hated men. The secret of Smith's freedom from enemies is that he is not a politician. Other officials resent him when he disrupts their pet schemes, lops their funds and authority. But their anger quickly cools. They know and respect him for what he is: a professional administrator, with no political ambitions, no special interests to serve, no social reforms to promote...