hackle
Example Sentences
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Suggestions reported in media that the United States had been spying on South Korean deliberations about its support to Ukraine have raised hackles in South Korea, though both sides have played the down the issue.
From Reuters
Gandri's claims may have raised our collective hackles, but could he be on to something?
From Salon
It has also raised the hackles of Israel’s closest allies, testing its ties with the United States.
From Seattle Times
When that raised hackles, the right thing to do was apologize for overstepping — and thereafter bite your tongue.
From Washington Post
The sale of the property occupied by the former branch to Hudson, in 2014, raised some hackles but also more than $50 million for the Brooklyn Library system.
From New York Times
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