chafe
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So while we may chafe at having our worth reduced to numbers on the boss’s productivity dashboard, we have to play the game as it’s being played.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 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
But others chafe at the bit to let loose the dogs of their wild-eyed fantasies.
From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2025
Her tears went right into my shirt; they cool and chafe now on my shoulder.
From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini
This chafes against the restraint demanded by his current role, which has historically been carried out in humbler fashion.
From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026
Saudi Arabia still chafes at the limits to its influence with the White House.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
Sherman, who chafes at the notion that his nonpartisan group works on Democrats’ behalf, notes that several Republican lawyers, former judges, members of Congress and governors have filed briefs with the Supreme Court backing them.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 4, 2024
Kirsten chafes, but only very little, at becoming a full-time mother instead of a working one.
From New York Times ● Jan. 22, 2024
He chafes at the idea of going back to the Netherlands.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
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 Emirates has long chafed at its position in the shadow of Saudi Arabia, its larger neighbor and the dominant player in global oil markets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026
During Matt Amodio’s 38-game streak, many fans chafed over his method of shortening “What is…?” to “What’s…?” even when the response involved a person.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026
Also on CNN, top Democrats chafed at the idea of deploying ICE agents to do a job they aren’t trained to do.
From Salon ● Mar. 22, 2026
He’d always chafed against the traditions of Camp Jupiter, the power plays, the infighting.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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
While Mr. Scharf is chafing to get off the planet, Mr. Willis is happy to let robots do the grunt work of searching for ETs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 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
And when the authoritarian leader starts to display physical impairment, the people who have been chafing under his iron fist stop fearing him.
From Salon ● Nov. 19, 2025
She marked the way the tight boards were chafing the hard brown wrists.
From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare
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