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irate

[ahy-reyt, ahy-reyt] / aɪˈreɪt, ˈaɪ reɪt /


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Praise be, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has seen a great light—or maybe heard that voters are irate about their winter heating bills.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

Mr. Scorsese, who was also married, became positively irate about Ms. Minnelli’s faithlessness.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

Still, many Kalshi traders were irate that a seemingly simple question on the prediction market could be undone by the fine print.

From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026

The world number one took a medical timeout - leaving third seed Zverev irate - and looked a shadow of his former self as his German opponent forced a decider.

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026

He’d forbidden me from bringing my camera to work after I’d photographed an irate man with an eye patch and a peg leg.

From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia




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