irritable
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The quiet and irritable TV editor I met at Guelaguetza on Olympic Boulevard.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
"I could tell my dopamine was shot because I was irritable and didn't want to answer basic questions about my day."
From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026
Disruptions in this newly identified signaling pathway may play a role in conditions such as irritable bowel syndrome, food intolerances, and chronic visceral pain.
From Science Daily • Mar. 28, 2026
Selina had been so concerned about her daughter she asked for a blood test; doctors thought she must have irritable bowel syndrome.
From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026
He had been getting more irritable as the night wore on, and wanted only to explore and to attack whatever was rumbling and shaking the earth.
From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman
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