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The phrase "dismay for" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used to express a feeling of disappointment or distress about something. Here is an example: "John's parents looked on with dismay for their son as he struggled with his addiction."
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How America prepares its teachers has been a subject of dismay for many years.
My eyes widened in dismay, for the face beneath the cloth was Philip's, my childhood sweetheart.
Later, "it was a question of shock and dismay for us how many had been beyond contractual," he said.
His comments will cause dismay for the Labour leader, Ed Miliband, who urged both sides of the dispute to get round the negotiating table.
But delight swiftly turned to dismay for the Dutch here yesterday as Pakistan advanced to the latter stages of the World Twenty20 with an emphatic victory.
They hold that he was forced to make his move at this stage after waiting, with increasing dismay, for Mr Karzai to mend his ways.
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The Jamaica allegations will be particularly dismaying for the ECGD.
I found that dismaying, for what is eventually a food product.
Today's results on the economy are particularly dismaying for Labour.
His response to Europe's migrant crisis was equally dismaying for many of his critics at home and abroad.
After so much delay, the velocity of these blissful tidings was both dizzying and dismaying for the Shamarpa.
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