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
He also said this, which might infuriate some fans and perhaps some owners outside Los Angeles: “This isn’t just about, let’s spend a lot of money.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 21, 2026
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
The launches infuriate North Korea, which has previously fired at the balloons and destroyed an empty South Korean-built liaison office in the North in response.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 7, 2024
They hurt them, of course, and infuriate them: like stinging flies.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
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“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
The character’s refusal to censor himself infuriates the authorities, who want to suppress free speech, knowing that freedom of expression can only lead to freedom of thought, a potent danger for autocrats.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2024
That infuriates the thousands who blocked streets in Jerusalem on Sunday evening.
From BBC ● Mar. 31, 2024
In fact, he stays entirely silent, which only infuriates her further.
From "Every Day" by David Levithan
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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
This infuriated No 10 and the Treasury which had believed the SDR commitments could be fully funded by existing budgets.
From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026
He also infuriated colleagues in the coalition government, the British press reported, proposing a stream of unconventional ideas: scrapping maternity leave, abolishing job centers, even buying cloud-bursting technology so Britain would have more sunshine.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026
France’s smaller gas-station operators have been infuriated by the price caps.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026
The old man's indifference infuriated Magistrate Tiger and he ordered the carriage to stop.
From "Where the Mountain Meets the Moon" by Grace Lin
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Readers found William so delightful—so infuriating, so crafty, so entertaining—that Crompton kept dreaming up escapades for him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
The Aussie breakdancer who went viral in 2024 for her cringingly bad performance at the Summer Olympics in Paris is the subject of an infuriating new Netflix documentary about the whole ordeal.
From Slate ● Sep. 2, 2026
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
She must know how infuriating this is for me.
From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman
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