chafe

A growing segment of Angelenos also chafe at the city’s high cost of living.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2026

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

Mr. Das nodded, readjusting the camera strap where it had begun to chafe the back of his neck.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri

This chafes against the restraint demanded by his current role, which has historically been carried out in humbler fashion.

From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026

Saudi Arabia still chafes at the limits to its influence with the White House.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025

Sherman, who chafes at the notion that his nonpartisan group works on Democrats’ behalf, notes that several Republican lawyers, former judges, members of Congress and governors have filed briefs with the Supreme Court backing them.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 4, 2024

Kirsten chafes, but only very little, at becoming a full-time mother instead of a working one.

From New York Times ● Jan. 22, 2024

Enrique chafes at such talk, especially from Lourdes.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario

Greenspan basked in the credit for the booms that unfolded under his watch, and chafed at the blame heaped on him for the financial collapse that unfolded shortly after he left office.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026

The U.A.E., one of the world’s largest oil producers, had long chafed at Saudi-backed production constraints.

From MarketWatch ● May 3, 2026

When Bash pointed out that this would give up the leverage that Democrats had in pushing for reform at ICE, Jeffries chafed.

From Salon ● Mar. 22, 2026

But he also chafed at the restricted role in his final year of college basketball.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026

That was why, as much as it chafed him, Jason followed rules.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan

With each stride, I squirmed deeper into the Florsheims’ tapered toes in a vain effort to spare my chafing heels.

From Slate ● Jun. 5, 2026

Analysts predict that consumers, already chafing at rising subscription fees for streaming services, will be spending even more if the deal goes through.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 5, 2025

Now the producer is breaking up with Paramount, the studio that shepherded all his shows, after chafing under the company’s new leadership, topped by chief executive David Ellison.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2025

She replied that she had struggled with "bleeding and chafing" for years and the doctor suggested she could have a surgical reduction, to which Shields agreed.

From Salon ● Jan. 10, 2025

It was September when they sailed smartly into Boston Harbor, every man an old salt, the Astrea stripped of her chafing gear and gleaming with fresh paint and varnish.

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