annoy
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He traced this instinct to challenge those systems back to Socrates’ “gadfly” — the person whose job was to annoy power.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
One surefire way to annoy a troll is to call their efforts for attention an “obsession.”
From Salon ● Jun. 25, 2026
He started doing it because it was a good way to annoy his dad, and it has stuck.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 2026
And does that word annoy other football-loving nations?
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026
She thought it would annoy him, but he only folded his arms under his head, with an imperturbable, “That’s not bad. Thank you, ladies.”
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
Pay the extra money to fix the patio if it annoys you, and let go of your frustration around the guy who did not do the job properly.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 17, 2026
Reader William J. McHale cited tailgaters as one of the driver types that annoys him the most.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 2025
It annoys me because I'm annoyed with the race itself, how it went.
From BBC ● Dec. 1, 2025
“That at least proves to me my work annoys them, no?”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 24, 2025
It annoys her that the waiter, perfectly attentive, looks neither of them in the eye as he describes the menu, speaking instead to the bottle of mineral water positioned between them.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
"And what if the Yaroslavl refinery shuts down for good?" asked Dmitry, visibly annoyed as he filled up his Lexus after a 15-minute wait at a petrol station in eastern Moscow.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
She never answers my messages and seems annoyed when I ask questions.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026
This is re-emerging as a rallying cry for foreign leaders such as German Chancellor Friedrich Merz annoyed that their countries are buying so many imports from China.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
The show became cult viewing in Australia - and the team reformed to tour the country in 2005 - but the BBC never repeated it in the UK, something that annoyed the three performers.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
I’d be annoyed, except Chin is fun to hang around with.
From "Invisible Inkling" by Emily Jenkins
Jet lag - the world's most annoying holiday souvenir – is the price we pay for flying off around the globe on travels or holidays.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
But it’s not only annoying pink welts that Faraji’s team is concerned about.
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026
I’m wheeling my bike off it with balletic ease, definitely not annoying my fellow commuters as I lug it down the stairs.
From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026
“But I got so oppressively excited in my 20s that I started annoying people. My lesson was walk it back.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
This should not be surprising, given the Eyewash Incident and the Stolen Turtle Incident, but it’s still annoying.
From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller
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