growing discontent

collocation in English

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growing
adjective
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/ˈɡrəʊ.ɪŋ/us
/ˈɡroʊ.ɪŋ/
increasing in size ...
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discontent
noun[U]
uk
/ˌdɪs.kənˈtent/us
/ˌdɪs.kənˈtent/
a feeling of wanting better treatment or an ...
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(Definition ofgrowinganddiscontentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Thegrowingdiscontentwith scientific expert testimony provided ample ground for these anxieties.
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Not surprisingly, thegrowingdiscontentwith econometrics has been accompanied by a growing interest in econometric methodology.
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Is it not also the case that there isgrowingdiscontentin international legal circles about these criteria?
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It is social conditions, against which there has been growing dissatisfaction,growingdiscontent, and growing revolt in the conscience and heart of the community.
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Small wonder, therefore, that there isgrowingdiscontentamong our farmers and a suspicion that we are being taken for a ride.
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I know that there is a great andgrowingdiscontentat the rapid rise in the prices of many articles of general use.
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If steps are taken now, while there is yet time, you will do much to prevent thegrowingdiscontent.
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It appears that he has had ample notice of thegrowingdiscontent.
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I close my remarks by saying that there is a real need to eradicate thegrowingdiscontentin this matter.
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There are indications ofgrowingdiscontentin widely different quarters.
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After political and economic crises andgrowingdiscontent, most people felt cheated.
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Furthermore, prodrazvyorstka and then the natural food tax contributed togrowingdiscontent.
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Because of this and other factors, there had beengrowingdiscontentin the years before the riot.
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The effect wasgrowingdiscontentwith the form of justice that required sacrilegious war.
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The group attracted hundreds of thousands of members worldwide, playing a prominent role in spreading (and drawing attention to) thegrowingdiscontent.
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On the whole, the 18th century sawgrowingdiscontentwith the monarchy and the established order.
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In the ensuing years, however, postwar inflation and instability severely hampered readjustment for returning veterans, who were in the forefront ofgrowingdiscontentand unrest.
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Again in response to thegrowingdiscontentwith public housing, urban developers began looking for alternate forms of affordable, low-income housing.
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These legislations fedgrowingdiscontent, protests and anti-colonial sentiments within the community.
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