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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

A 4-2 defeat to Real Sociedad on Tuesday will irritate their perfectionist head coach, but there is plenty of time for him to fine-tune the Europa League holders before the start of the new campaign.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

It can irritate the lungs and trigger serious breathing problems.

From Los Angeles Times ● 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

While some men’s inability to see a queer relationship right before their eyes irritates Rosales, she uses these opportunities to clown.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

YouTube TV is already seeking rates similar to what bigger distributors Comcast and Charter pay, which irritates programmers, some of the people familiar with the matter said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2025

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

What irritates him is the rhetoric from those who leave, that the Hong Kong they knew has died.

From BBC ● Nov. 30, 2024

It irritates me so much I taped this rule right above my doorknob.

From "Rules" by Cynthia Lord

The incident did not appear premeditated, with Itauma looking irritated by what Hrgovic was saying before the shove.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

Canada's regional leaders said previously that the United States was particularly irritated by one retaliatory measure: the removal of US alcohol and wine from liquor stores.

From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026

One imagines irritated Michigan Wolverines burning checkbooks and disavowing money-market accounts as they drink their spritzes at Ann Arbor tailgates—but inside Columbus, this is like getting to sponsor religion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

“He’s saying we’re going to find our dad,” I tell the guy, because I’m getting irritated also.

From "Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish" by Pablo Cartaya

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

It said the tell-tale signs of bedbugs include red, irritating bites and small blood smears on bed linen; and small brown insects in or around the sleeping area.

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026

After a rough start, including a run-in with an irritating policeman, she lands at the home of a baker, Osono, who gives her a place to stay in exchange for labor and her delivery services.

From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026

Letisha Lucas, a 33-year-old tourist from Canada -- which has its own wildfires happening -- said the smoke smell was immediately obvious on arrival in Madrid "and very irritating on the throat".

From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026

“But to me, I’m afraid, you will always be Tom Riddle. It is one of the irritating things about old teachers. I am afraid that they never quite forget their charges’ youthful beginnings.”

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling