irritant
Example Sentences
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It is an amalgam of microeconomic irritants that vary by individual, time and place.
The two leaders directed their officials "to move quickly to resolve outstanding trade issues and irritants," according to a readout released by Carney's office after the meeting.
From BBC
The deal is largely a return to the fragile truce of earlier in the year—with many of the potential irritants in the intensifying relationship still looming.
From Barron's
“The movie is the convergence of those big tragedies that happen to us and those everyday irritants,” Bronstein says during a recent conversation.
From Salon
The move would revive an old trade irritant between the countries, adding to the recent moves on tariffs and export controls on critical industries that both countries have deployed in recent months.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
