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annoyance

[uh-noi-uhns] / əˈnɔɪ əns /




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The new era of in-flight connectivity is here, and with it, a new era of in-flight annoyance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

Residents of Kyoto and other hotspots have expressed annoyance at selfie-taking crowds as well as traffic congestion and soaring land prices.

From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026

But because this is within your budget, I’d say that if this friendship is important to you, put your feelings of annoyance aside and attend.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026

For Logan, it was a great start to the season — though his annoyance with Centennial’s offensive penalties was palpable.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

I can’t keep my annoyance from leaking out.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

He’s found a workaround for other annoyances: Sticking pieces of tape to the display so he can find critical buttons by touching them, instead of looking.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

There are light topical references — a sidelong joke about the names billionaires give their children, for example — but the show happily lives in its world of day-to-day annoyances and victories.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2025

With many V.R. headsets I’ve tried — and I’ve tried a lot — the initial novelty fades, and minor annoyances, like blurry graphics or a lack of compelling apps, start to pile up.

From New York Times ● Jan. 31, 2024

Because snoring has likely been around throughout humanity's existence, it is tempting to dismiss these sounds as mere annoyances.

From Salon ● Jan. 11, 2024

Apart from these annoyances, I wasn’t too unhappy.

From "The Stranger" by Albert Camus




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