irritant
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Sen. Kim, who had visited the facility after hearing about the hunger strike, was among those caught in the chemical irritant.
From Slate ● May 29, 2026
Those measures remain a major irritant as the three nations renegotiate the North American economic pact this year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 6, 2026
Video footage from witnesses showed Pretti holding his phone and filming agents before he was sprayed by a chemical irritant and taken to the ground by federal agents.
From Barron's ● Jan. 28, 2026
There was another more pressing irritant for the Bruins.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 11, 2025
They were a constant irritant to the Soviets, who could only watch and fret as the U-2s soared beyond the reach of their jet fighters and missiles.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
Vocabulary lists containing irritant
John F. Kennedy's Address to the American People on the Cuban Missile Crisis (1962)
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"Introduction to Homeland Security," Vocabulary from Chapter 3
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