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More skincare products aren't necessarily better A complicated routine with frequent exfoliations or strong acids can irritate young skin.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

The trial “will get Beijing’s attention and irritate them,” said Jonathan Czin, a China expert at the Brookings Institution.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

Officials have said the main public health concern for those being affected by smoke is fine particles that can irritate the eyes, nose, throat and lungs, as well as exacerbate heart and lung conditions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026

And yet, a balancing act lies ahead because Beijing also "does not want to irritate Trump", she adds.

From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2026

I stood at the top of the stairs long enough to spot Julian waiting for me but not long enough to irritate Mrs. Korshak.

From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg

And so EU member states are selecting strategic partners that they believe suit their national needs, even if that alienates or irritates fellow member states.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

Talk of an eventual rebound irritates investors like Christopher Poch, whose firm Promethium Advisors owns 11,000 Whirlpool shares.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

But when it goes away, so do our nightly doses of Colbert’s affable clowning, the kind that irritates thin-skinned despots in a way other comics can’t quite match.

From Salon ● May 21, 2026

Traditional oral iron supplements can help, but they often leave behind unabsorbed iron that irritates the digestive tract and triggers inflammation.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2025

It irritates me, as I had everything just how I like it, but I don’t say anything.

From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell

He was also irritated by Bensky’s suggestion that the book was not perfect as it was.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

"The band doesn't exist any more," he announces, sounding more irritated than sad.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026

Christos, a valet at a major Athens hotel, was more irritated.

From Barron's ● Aug. 23, 2026

Managers were irritated when he asked questions about the breaches, the lawsuit said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026

The elf responded to his brother with short, irritated gestures.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack

Conversations with others is one thing, and watching movies without headphones is forbidden, but dictating out loud when she could type is an irritating loophole.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

The most irritating thing about “Mutiny” is that it has decent ideas that it floats and then casts adrift.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

There is something uniquely irritating about being emotionally pursued by a corporation that has also failed to notice you moved away.

From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026

They said the coverage of the Instagram re-post row had been "deeply irritating" but added that the review was not directly linked to that incident.

From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026

He was an old-timer and apparently had thought of a way to assuage his own irritating feelings of loss of control.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover