rankle
Example Sentences
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But Hanoi's ballooning surplus with the bloc has rankled European leaders who have called for the removal of non-tariff barriers on EU products such as automobiles.
From Barron's
Bovino’s approach, however, rankled many career officials at DHS and especially inside ICE, the agency primarily responsible for arresting and deporting immigrants in the country illegally, according to people familiar with the matter.
The defeat and the nature of it will rankle, especially because she was considered a serious challenger for the title.
From Barron's
The legal news website SCOTUSblog has also begun using interim docket as its default nomenclature, rankling some commentators who accused the site of adopting a term that plays down the real-world repercussions of interim orders.
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
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