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This is a galling defeat.
her holier-than-thou attitude is galling
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Instead, Swift’s performance became just a footnote on one of the most galling losses in franchise history — 18-15 on a final-play Hail Mary.
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Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 8 Nov. 2024
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¿Es mejor entrenar por la mañana o por la noche?
—New York Times, 20 May 2024
Which brings us to the most galling mystery of the season: How on earth does this preening man-child get engaged?
—Laura Bradley, Vulture, 9 Aug. 2024
This fiction will be galling to some people, but deeply reassuring to others.
—Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2024
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Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 8 Nov. 2024
This Week: ‘Abbott Elementary’ and ‘The Good Doctor’ In China, Deepfakes of ‘Russian’ Women Point to ‘Nationalistic Sexism’
Word of the Day: galling
NYT Spelling Bee Answers for May 20, 2024
Today’s Wordle Answer for May 20, 2024
¿Es mejor entrenar por la mañana o por la noche?
—New York Times, 20 May 2024
Which brings us to the most galling mystery of the season: How on earth does this preening man-child get engaged?
—Laura Bradley, Vulture, 9 Aug. 2024
This fiction will be galling to some people, but deeply reassuring to others.
—Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2024
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“Galling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/galling. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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