irritant
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He’s also been a major irritant to David Ellison and other top Paramount executives as the actor took a starring role, drumming up opposition in Hollywood to Paramount’s proposed takeover of Warner Bros.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026
"It's been an irritant... that has kind of really bothered the United States," he added.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
They refer to some of those rules as nontariff trade barriers, which they say remain a major irritant in the trans-Atlantic relationship even after the bloc dropped tariffs on many U.S. goods.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
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
He was an irritant to the state because of his sharp questions and attempts to show that the state was the violator of laws, not the Congress.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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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