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annoyance

[uh-noi-uhns] / əˈnɔɪ əns /




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Luckily, because Wiseman and Port are comedy writers, they used this annoyance for good.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

The new era of in-flight connectivity is here, and with it, a new era of in-flight annoyance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

Residents of Kyoto and other hotspots have expressed annoyance at selfie-taking crowds as well as traffic congestion and soaring land prices.

From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026

But because this is within your budget, I’d say that if this friendship is important to you, put your feelings of annoyance aside and attend.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026

To my annoyance she followed and caught me by the arm.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

They raised their kids in the Bowl and sometimes bickered over politics and annoyances, as any proper family does.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2025

And offsetting the show’s modest annoyances is the rare chance to see more than 100 items, some never before displayed, that embody the story of Anne Frank and her family.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 25, 2025

With many V.R. headsets I’ve tried — and I’ve tried a lot — the initial novelty fades, and minor annoyances, like blurry graphics or a lack of compelling apps, start to pile up.

From New York Times ● Jan. 31, 2024

Because snoring has likely been around throughout humanity's existence, it is tempting to dismiss these sounds as mere annoyances.

From Salon ● Jan. 11, 2024

Magdalys wasn’t that close with most of them, but she’d come to rely on their faces, their smiles and pouts and quirks and annoyances, as part of her daily life.

From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older




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