aggravation
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The stop-start feature helps lower emissions—and raises Americans’ aggravation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 6, 2026
The Milan court found that no aggravation had been involved as a consumer group had withdrawn its original complaint.
From BBC ● Jan. 14, 2026
"Is it worth the aggravation to find yourself a job when there's nothing worth working for?" snarled Liam.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2025
Kathy Cady, who served as his victims’ rights attorney, is now the head of Hochman’s Bureau of Victims’ Services, another point of aggravation for the relatives fighting for the brothers release.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2025
I exhale my aggravation and look around the room, taking in the whole bizarre scene.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
There, among the seamstresses in training, Duncan met other welfare mothers, equally desperate, and recognized the stinginess, indifference and bureaucratic aggravations she’d been suffering in isolation were part of a larger system.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
This time there were no setbacks or aggravations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2024
"A number of factors have also been added to the list of aggravations, while sentencing ranges have been increased for certain offences."
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2023
But such aggravations do not drive her political desires.
From New York Times ● Aug. 6, 2023
And in fact the afternoon took the form of an ever-growing pile of aggravations.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
Vocabulary lists containing aggravation
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