infuriate
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“He could infuriate you in such wonderful ways,” Ms. Serpell quotes her subject remarking.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 10, 2026
But the delays infuriate U.S. farmers, who say that without regular water deliveries, they are losing their way of life.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 11, 2025
For example, if you start calling a loved one on your commute home to work, the time spent in traffic that used to infuriate you may instead become a source of joy.
From Salon ● Mar. 23, 2025
While the “Michigan” used to infuriate opponents, it’s become tolerated and even celebrated.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 6, 2024
No, books or movies that make Ellen cry infuriate her.
From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy
“It infuriates her. It doesn’t make me mad. I feel very fortunate that I can make time during the day and do these things.”
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 2026
He first alarms Dickens by attempting to kiss him and then infuriates him by harvesting geraniums from the garden.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026
But the situation is “out of control,” and that infuriates her because families who live in small apartments with no outdoor space have been frightened away from their park.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2024
That infuriates the thousands who blocked streets in Jerusalem on Sunday evening.
From BBC ● Mar. 31, 2024
It makes the British reports seem more truthful, more accurate, and that infuriates Helmuth.
From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
Spain says it has returned to neighbouring Morocco 70,000 of the 72,000 migrants who entered Ceuta from July 30 in scenes that infuriated EU partners seeking a harder line on irregular immigration.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
That infuriated Angels fans, of course, since their team has baseball’s longest playoff drought — 12 years, counting this one.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
But such exemptions have infuriated the ethanol lobby and created tensions within the refining industry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 10, 2026
But back to the decision that infuriated the Spaniard.
From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2026
Colonel Korn halted without warning when he was almost by and came whirling back down upon the chaplain with a glare of infuriated suspicion.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
If you've sent off dozens of job applications and heard nothing back, the silence can be as infuriating as a rejection.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026
She said it was infuriating that those opposed to rodeos would try to incite fear.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026
The infuriating design of LAX -- the main airport in America's second biggest city -- is almost legendary.
From Barron's ● May 27, 2026
And though she feared retaliation from the Sacklers — who have all the money in the world to not only pursue retribution but bury their misdeeds — the cause was too important, and too infuriating.
From Salon ● Mar. 14, 2026
The calling card of his crimes was their sheer, infuriating cleverness.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
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