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We had little in common except the sisterly urge to irritate each other and our daily detente to watch “Saved by the Bell” for an hour after school.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

And yet, a balancing act lies ahead because Beijing also "does not want to irritate Trump", she adds.

From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2026

"That happens when you don't completely kill the bacteria but merely irritate them," Mons says.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 11, 2026

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

“Thank you: that contents me for to-night. Now you had better go; for if you stay longer, you will perhaps irritate me afresh by some mistrustful scruple.”

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

But when it goes away, so do our nightly doses of Colbert’s affable clowning, the kind that irritates thin-skinned despots in a way other comics can’t quite match.

From Salon ● May 21, 2026

B.J. irritates the other characters with yet another drum solo, the self-aware jokes about his self-centeredness would land better if “K-Pops!” wasn’t convinced that the audience wants as much of him on-screen as possible.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2026

"You think - is this is how people are perceiving us? When they say nasty things about him or call me a gold-digger, it irritates me."

From BBC ● Dec. 9, 2025

This irritates the Chinese authorities in Hong Kong and Beijing to no end.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2025

The boys miss the next one, which irritates Brandon and makes Elouise smile.

From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman

His protagonist is a writer who’s trying to build a relationship with his grandchild, Ben, while navigating the half-suppressed scorn of his daughter-in-law and the irritated complacency of his son.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

The customer seemed irritated that the answer required any effort on her part.

From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026

In interviews, dozens of farmworkers reported suffering from nausea, burning eyes or irritated throats due to chemical-laced fields.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

The incident did not appear premeditated, with Itauma looking irritated by what Hrgovic was saying before the shove.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

In fact, she decided that the book irritated her mightily, and she shut the cover and returned it to the shelf without even saving the page.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood

They said the coverage of the Instagram re-post row had been "deeply irritating" but added that the review was not directly linked to that incident.

From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026

After a rough start, including a run-in with an irritating policeman, she lands at the home of a baker, Osono, who gives her a place to stay in exchange for labor and her delivery services.

From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026

“Essential oils are natural and can be irritating allergens. And ‘chemical-free skincare’ is scientifically impossible; water is a chemical, lipids are chemicals, and vitamins are chemicals.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026

Letisha Lucas, a 33-year-old tourist from Canada -- which has its own wildfires happening -- said the smoke smell was immediately obvious on arrival in Madrid "and very irritating on the throat".

From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026

He didn’t seem to be outstandingly bright and many of his colleagues considered him little more than "an irritating buffoon."

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson