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The defeat and the nature of it will rankle, especially because she was considered a serious challenger for the title.

From Barron's ● Jan. 28, 2026

It could also upset the stock market and rankle high-dollar corporate donors who need a reliable legal system to attract investors.

From Salon ● Feb. 18, 2025

That seemed to rankle several of the justices across ideological lines.

From Slate ● Jan. 10, 2025

For a president championed as Mexico’s most environmentally conscious leader – before entering politics, Sheinbaum was an accomplished environmental engineer – that must rankle.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2024

This time “the stare” began to rankle him.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

They eventually went out 4-2 on aggregate following a decision that still rankles today.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

What rankles most, say many Greenlanders, is that Trump treated their home–which he called “a piece of ice, cold and poorly located” —as a commodity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 24, 2026

Davies has played against England three times, including a 2-1 loss at Euro 2016 - a result that still rankles.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2025

Marvin Casey did not get to interrogate John Orr or arrest him or even tag along, which still rankles a little, but Casey did more than anyone to expose Orr’s double life.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 29, 2025

His heart still rankles with the outcome of the Boer War.

From An African Adventure by Isaac Frederick Marcosson

We lead today with new reporting on the unraveling of Situational Awareness, detailing how its wunderkind founder Leopold Aschenbrenner forged close ties with tech’s top players even as he rankled some of his own bosses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

What really rankled, they said, was that there had been no consultation about placing migrants at the base – or in the town.

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026

That rankled politicians in Berlin and executives at Airbus, who feared being squeezed out of contracts.

From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026

ROME—Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who met Italian leaders here on Friday, offered allies rankled by President Trump words of both support and warning.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026

But plainly he was rankled at having been outmaneuvered on a quest so easily within reach.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

AI companies are rationing their offerings and products, rankling users—a warning sign for a boom that depends on rapid adoption.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 13, 2026

The military warning—first reported in the Washington Post, then confirmed in the New York Times—must be particularly rankling.

From Slate ● Feb. 24, 2026

But officials from the F.B.I. and Justice Department pushed back this month on specific proposals during their first public appearance on Capitol Hill to discuss the matter, rankling lawmakers.

From New York Times ● Jul. 3, 2023

It did not include any of the three conferences that would balk in meetings the following winter, and it released its ideas publicly, perhaps rankling some others.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 2, 2022

When he did find some time to visit me, he was very preoccupied, and I could feel him rankling with anger and with inactivity, but he tried hard to hide it.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey