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She tells me to “take initiative,” but each time I try to take care of responsibilities on my own, she stops me and irately orders me to do something different.

From Slate Apr. 23, 2018

As Maldonado ran toward the shoreline, yelling irately, the priest abruptly set down his gifts and headed back down the river.

From The New Yorker Aug. 1, 2016

Maybe, in the Baltimore tinderbox of anger and distrust, some of them reacted irately to a phalanx of men and women in blue.

From Washington Post Apr. 28, 2015

“Save it for your op-ed,” Aaron says irately.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 6, 2014

“Mr. Rael?” a woman’s voice jabbered irately, “you ain’t gonna believe this, but guess what?”

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols




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