aggravation

Further, even among the few rental owners that profited, many found the time, effort, risk and aggravation were not worth the modest after-tax net of all costs returns.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

Ms. Wilde and Mr. Rogen’s fast-paced, zig-zagging, slightly crazy quarrels create the sense that these two people have known each other for a very long time and have a special talent for mutual aggravation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026

Sweeping contentious issues under the rug and relegating them to wanton aggravation is one major way of letting these same topics fester.

From Salon ● Apr. 3, 2026

The Milan court found that no aggravation had been involved as a consumer group had withdrawn its original complaint.

From BBC ● Jan. 14, 2026

James glanced in disbelief and aggravation at Laurent and exchanged another brief look with Victoria, whose eyes still flickered edgily from face to face.

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer

Monitoring, litigating, and tax administration are king-size aggravations that nobody talks about because at the plan-sponsor level it’s called job security.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 27, 2026

Such are the occasional aggravations and annoyances that bedevil the tony section of Los Angeles that Harris calls home.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2024

Bottom line: on fiber-optic internet, you won’t experience aggravations like buffering wheels and peak-time slowdowns.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 11, 2023

On Saturday Mr Niinisto called Mr Putin to tell him of the Finnish decision and later said the call had been "direct and straight-forward" and "conducted without aggravations".

From BBC ● May 15, 2022

And in fact the afternoon took the form of an ever-growing pile of aggravations.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover