chafe
Example Sentences
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They too, however, increasingly chafe at state-imposed restrictions and high-level corruption.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
Investors, though, have found various reasons to chafe at Microsoft’s story.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026
They might chafe at the regulatory sovereignty of American regulators, especially as other jurisdictions are attempting to establish themselves as crypto centers.
From Barron's • Nov. 19, 2025
But others chafe at the bit to let loose the dogs of their wild-eyed fantasies.
From Slate • Oct. 6, 2025
Fond as he was of his only child, useful as she was in his house since his wife had died, lately he had begun to chafe under her devotion.
From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison
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