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annoy

[uh-noi] / əˈnɔɪ /


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Some days, these meetings annoy me so much that I want to quit.

From MarketWatch Aug. 18, 2026

At the Glenn-Mills trial in Los Angeles, Meta attorneys repeatedly hammered witnesses about the lack of a listing — at times appearing to annoy jurors and test the patience of the court.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 8, 2026

But while budgets overall are up there are weak spots that could annoy Trump: three countries, including the Czech Republic and Slovenia, are expected to slip under the two-percent benchmark this year.

From Barron's Jun. 30, 2026

“You can annoy them as much as you want,” said Partridge.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 16, 2026

He was beginning to annoy me as much as he had when he was a chubby boy.

From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson

"What really annoys me the most is just the fact that I don't know why," she said.

From BBC Sep. 8, 2026

That is the kind of talk that annoys Meyer, who noted the San Diego Padres used to take from the revenue-sharing fund and now pay into it.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 2, 2026

Pay the extra money to fix the patio if it annoys you, and let go of your frustration around the guy who did not do the job properly.

From MarketWatch Apr. 17, 2026

And we want to know: When it comes to hotels rooms, what annoys you most and what amenities are a pleasant surprise?

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 4, 2026

But my voice wobbled as I said: “If it annoys you so much, I won’t do it any more.”

From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro

Players get annoyed, but they put up with it.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 9, 2026

When I was updating the instructions I use for Claude, for example, I had it review a bunch of my past chats to look for signals of when I was annoyed by an AI response.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 9, 2026

“You just kind of get annoyed and exhausted, because you think it’s an opportunity and it really isn’t,” she said.

From MarketWatch Sep. 5, 2026

"One colleague's whole demeanor annoyed me, so when she moved roles, I wanted to celebrate with my own drink - not give her money."

From BBC Sep. 2, 2026

He gestures with his hands as he often does when he gets excited or annoyed.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

But that other mom who did that annoying thing?

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 6, 2026

“The economy is annoying, it is getting in the way of otherwise good business,” said one unidentified manufacturer in the chemical sector, the biggest industry in the survey.

From MarketWatch Sep. 1, 2026

“I know it’s annoying as hell to say, ‘I’m taking it a day at a time,’ but it is a unique thing,” McVay said.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 1, 2026

When asked if there was nervousness about potentially annoying military chiefs, a senior Treasury source said you'd be "hard-placed to find anyone sceptical" of the idea that Healey is committed to keeping the country safe.

From BBC Aug. 29, 2026

But standing in the dark, holding Colin’s hand—it’s jumbling my thoughts in the most annoying of ways.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin




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