chafe
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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
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
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
North’s performance chafes in vain against the material’s ick factor, to curious and frustrating ends.
From New York Times ● Mar. 3, 2023
He chafes at the idea of going back to the Netherlands.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
Elon Musk has also chafed at Apple’s control of the digital economy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
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
Mr. Edwards chafed a bit at being thought of primarily as a black artist.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 31, 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
There's a shaft of morning light from the window, and I collapse into Ruth's old cracked and chafed leather chair, which is prematurely aged the same as we all were in the camps.
From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper
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
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
Especially when businesses and households already are chafing under the costs of the transition to date.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2025
Unhappily, no supernova explosions have been observed in our Galaxy since the invention of the telescope, and astronomers have been chafing at the bit for some centuries.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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