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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

But the lack of progress on the issue has started to rankle the Los Angeles Police Protective League, the union for officers below the rank of lieutenant.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 2025

But Schmidt would know he is highlighting a topic that might rankle with some Lions fans.

From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2025

Tax experts said there are other options that are easier to implement and less likely to rankle voters.

From Salon ● Feb. 3, 2025

I was proud of my sister, but that year, something began to rankle beneath the pride.

From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson

It still rankles, apparently: At that “legal forum” in May 2025 in St. Petersburg, Konstantin Chuychenko, the Russian minister of justice held forth on the subject.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

And that dominion over the means of app distribution rankles other tech heavyweights who are trying to find ways to control their own destiny, including Mark Zuckerberg, Sam Altman and Elon Musk.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 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

That rankles Tasmanian Aboriginal people like Nala: "It's just a kick in the guts."

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2024

I would drive it away, but it still rankles in my heart.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 363, January, 1846 by Various

In the first few weeks of the program, Nvidia rankled some of its potential partners with the extent of control it sought, some of the people familiar with the matter said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 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

While Raymond was said to be conscientious and loyal to close associates, he commanded a mixture of respect and fear, and his demeanor occasionally rankled fellow employees, competitors and outsiders such as Wall Street analysts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026

Most of those tariffs have since disappeared, but the recent proposal to impose 25 percent tariffs on some Brazilian products for alleged unfair trade practices has once again rankled Brasilia.

From Barron's ● Jun. 9, 2026

She knew what rankled in Nat’s mind—beyond the loss and the disappointment.

From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham

That is rankling the banking industry, which sees the new players as potential rivals that aren’t subject to the same level of regulatory oversight.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 17, 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

Those shifts made it harder for many apps to target advertising to users, rankling tech executives including Mark Zuckerberg, the chief executive of Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram.

From New York Times ● Nov. 28, 2022

“We didn’t take players from Oklahoma, we took players from the transfer portal,” Riley said in a February radio interview with Colin Cowherd, rankling fans even further.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 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