irritation
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From the Pentland Hills near Edinburgh to the streets of the country's biggest cities, a common menace is causing irritation, alarm and in some cases even death.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
There’s no harm in that per se, but you’ll have to forgive my irritation with Sudeikis, Lawrence, Hunt and fellow executive producer and showrunner Joe Kelly’s clumsiness with the team’s most complicated working relationship.
From Salon ● Sep. 10, 2026
I have also been invited to parties like this, where there is a cover charge to celebrate, so I can empathize with your irritation.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
The bloom was also linked to physical health problems including respiratory irritation and asthma.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026
Then, when I didn’t move, her confusion shifted into irritation, an expression I knew so well.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
But escape from the irritations of that companionship seems a still bleaker prospect—and an impossibility.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2025
Residents in Delhi have reported eye irritations and breathing issues, according to local media.
From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2024
Each seemingly simple task is not just saddled with procedural irritations — forms to fill out, appointments to attend, banal questions to answer — but with fear.
From New York Times ● Apr. 25, 2024
If we don’t, we will — given enough time, irritations, and the wrong figure asking us how we’re doing at the right moment.
From Salon ● Feb. 9, 2024
Over time, we have figured out how to express and overcome our irritations and occasional rage.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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