annoy
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He traced this instinct to challenge those systems back to Socrates’ “gadfly” — the person whose job was to annoy power.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 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
That might offer reassurance to the Palace, but will annoy critics of royal finances.
From BBC ● May 14, 2026
“If we invest wisely in life extension technologies, in 40 years, we’ll all be able to annoy our friends with complaints like ‘immortality almost never works,'” he said.
From Salon ● May 7, 2026
He behaved well and didn’t once tease or say anything that might annoy Aurelia.
From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks
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
If business lingo annoys you, ping us with the details.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026
Reader William J. McHale cited tailgaters as one of the driver types that annoys him the most.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 2025
It annoys me because I'm annoyed with the race itself, how it went.
From BBC ● Dec. 1, 2025
That’s what Bubbe says when someone annoys her.
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
“I was very surprised, and also annoyed, that we had to find out about something like this from the press,” he told a German news outlet last week.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026
In the memo, Blume insisted leaks to the media had been unplanned and said that reports of looming cuts had "annoyed" him.
From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026
Mehr Anand, a 21-year-old rising senior at Northeastern University in Boston, used to be annoyed that professors prohibited him from using AI in his beginner classes.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 22, 2026
"I am mad annoyed," said the 59-year old.
From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026
Some people didn’t get Chicken or were even annoyed by him.
From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn
Yes, it’s annoying to have to hear about it every day, but it’s your decision when to tell us where you’re going to play your 24th season of pro ball.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
Here’s how I learned to stop taking it personally — along with tips I’ve picked up for working in harmony with a manager you find annoying.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
Sure, it might be annoying that studios are trying to pass off overly enthusiastic five-star Letterboxd reviews as legitimate film criticism in marketing on posters and in trailers.
From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2026
The last few friction-filled places in my life—the only places I have made friends in the past couple of years—are that annoying ferry line, fishing and on the sidelines of my kids’ soccer games.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
“I’m not angry, I’m just—” I stop before I call her annoying.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
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