irritate
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Tina says there's also a fine line between refreshing and overdoing it as "very aggressive ice exposure can irritate sensitive skin or trigger rosacea, so keep it gentle".
From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2026
In larger amounts, it can also irritate the body, sometimes leading to skin rashes or digestive discomfort.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 17, 2026
The justices have already dealt with the contraceptive mandate and the Little Sisters twice, and this latest challenge seems designed to irritate them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 22, 2025
Is there one you bought specifically to irritate Don Henley?
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 15, 2025
Twice in a minute she’s managed to irritate me.
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
"It irritates the life out of me," she says.
From BBC ● Nov. 19, 2025
This irritates the Chinese authorities in Hong Kong and Beijing to no end.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2025
Traditional oral iron supplements can help, but they often leave behind unabsorbed iron that irritates the digestive tract and triggers inflammation.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2025
This irritates some pundits, as "vibes" are hard to measure.
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2024
For some reason it really irritates her that he eats so much cereal.
From "Hello, Universe" by Erin Entrada Kelly
Rules around the promotion irritated customers and servers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
The remarks irritated Delhi, which has long rejected third-party mediation, and contributed to strains in India-US ties.
From BBC ● May 7, 2026
Collins said that after he was shot, agents began deploying tear gas, which further irritated his throat and eyes.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2026
"Few answers are going to be complete, especially when you cut me off all the time," the visibly irritated multibillionaire said as he resumed his duel Thursday morning with the defense attorney for OpenAI.
From Barron's ● Apr. 30, 2026
Helmuth has missed his friend, finds himself irritated that Jungvolk duty has kept them apart.
From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
Mayor Karen Bass declared a state of emergency after a stubborn warehouse fire at a cold storage facility sent irritating smoke across the region.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2026
That WWE ring sees unexpected action late Sunday afternoon, while MMA fighter and professional annoying person Logan Paul is taping an especially irritating episode of his Impaulsive podcast.
From Slate ● Jun. 16, 2026
He died in 1806, remembered for possessing an acute mind, an aloof personality and a tendency to be terminally irritating to his colleagues and the king.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
For nearly 60 years, “60 Minutes” has stood apart because of its stubborn independence and commitment to irritating powerful people.
From Salon ● Jun. 1, 2026
Woo backflips into the water with irritating grace, still holding the dashiki as he plunges downward.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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