grating
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That made him few friends in his own party, with many finding his personal ambition grating — he once wrote a letter to then-Gov.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026
When these strips are positioned closer together than the wavelength of light, the grating can act like a near-perfect mirror while also holding the light inside a very small volume.
From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026
The leap was swift and steep—and grating on consumers already weary from years of entrenched inflation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
"There's a grating that keeps getting covered in leaves and branches, it's never getting emptied so water comes over the top and just floods straight through."
From BBC • Jan. 27, 2026
Flatnose came up to the grating and studied Basta with obvious pleasure.
From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke
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