chafe

A growing segment of Angelenos also chafe at the city’s high cost of living.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2026

They too, however, increasingly chafe at state-imposed restrictions and high-level corruption.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026

Investors, though, have found various reasons to chafe at Microsoft’s story.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 30, 2026

They might chafe at the regulatory sovereignty of American regulators, especially as other jurisdictions are attempting to establish themselves as crypto centers.

From Barron's ● Nov. 19, 2025

As long as Strauss remained a minority voice on the Atomic Energy Commission, however, he could only chafe powerlessly at Oppenheimer’s exalted role as the AEC’s leading scientific advisor.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

Saudi Arabia still chafes at the limits to its influence with the White House.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025

Tucci’s scheming cleric chafes at the prospect of becoming the “Nixon of popes,” a line for the back of the class.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2024

Pimples or a rash in the area of the breasts or on the upper back, caused by a bra that chafes, is not clean or is made of material that is allergenic or not breathable.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 20, 2024

Which is why Meacham, gliding about Washington with an above-the-fray arrogance and the gumption to hoard credit, chafes.

From Slate ● Mar. 3, 2023

Much as I keer fer my fam’ly, a crowded cabin chafes me; it alius has.

From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt

The U.A.E., one of the world’s largest oil producers, had long chafed at Saudi-backed production constraints.

From MarketWatch ● May 3, 2026

The U.A.E. has chafed for years at OPEC’s per-country production quotas that are intended to limit global supply and push up oil prices.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026

The country has long chafed at OPEC’s limits and argued it should be allowed to produce more.

From Barron's ● Apr. 28, 2026

When Bash pointed out that this would give up the leverage that Democrats had in pushing for reform at ICE, Jeffries chafed.

From Salon ● Mar. 22, 2026

It chafed me as much as the Benedictine habit, as it turns out.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

With each stride, I squirmed deeper into the Florsheims’ tapered toes in a vain effort to spare my chafing heels.

From Slate ● Jun. 5, 2026

Analysts predict that consumers, already chafing at rising subscription fees for streaming services, will be spending even more if the deal goes through.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 5, 2025

Especially when businesses and households already are chafing under the costs of the transition to date.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2025

He said he suffered extreme wetsuit chafing and that parts of his tongue fell off due to saltwater exposure.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2025

Breakfast had been brought in and placed on the table in an elegant silver chafing dish.

From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood