aggravation

For players coming back from injuries, balancing the need for court time and the risk of aggravation is delicate.

From BBC ● Jun. 29, 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

To do that you have to put up with the aggravation, the late-night calls or the dumb questions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2025

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

But such aggravations do not drive her political desires.

From New York Times ● Aug. 6, 2023

We didn’t fight often, and when we did, it was typically over petty things, a string of pent-up aggravations that surfaced usually when one or both of us got overly fatigued or stressed.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama