irk
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It is a rhetoric likely to irk bondholders.
From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026
That he didn’t get to play a March Madness game will irk him for the rest of his life, Bronny James said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 25, 2026
These interventions can irk the grassroots, and there will be some carping over the Daines move.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 5, 2026
Carney appeared to irk Trump with a speech that won a rare standing ovation this week at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
From BBC ● Jan. 22, 2026
He and his new bride would come to them soon, though the Lady Una could be no more specific about the date of their arrival than this, and it appeared to irk her.
From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman
Mark Joseph Stern: This is what irks me the most about Roberts’ opinion in Slaughter.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
And her not seeming to understand how rude she was behaving really irks me.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 28, 2025
The cushy arrangement irks a lot of employees as the coffee chain is enforcing a return-to-office mandate, closing cafes and laying off workers, says Christine McHugh, a former Starbucks vice president.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2025
Take 2008’s “Happy-Go-Lucky” about a perennial optimist whose cheery disposition irks everyone around her; or 1996’s “Secrets & Lies,” a tale of hidden secrets and — you guessed it! — lies.
From Salon ● Jan. 10, 2025
It irks me so much that I almost want to reply.
From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King
But on Wednesday the digital sphere will take centre stage, with some European G7 members wanting more security in moves that have irked the United States.
From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026
It was the removal of wartime leader Churchill that particularly irked politicians earlier this year.
From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2026
The critiques irked Pelosi, a powerful force in California politics.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2026
Hegseth was also reportedly irked by Phelan communicating directly on the matter with Trump, which Hegseth took to be a slight.
From Salon ● May 1, 2026
These words irked the watchman, who then decided to search the case with a fine-toothed comb.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
Moffett said that, in the old days, television channels didn’t have to worry about irking customers with rising costs, because that relationship was handled by a middleman — the cable companies.
From MarketWatch ● May 28, 2026
He met his wife, Rebecca, at a wedding in 1992 that he attended as a friend’s plus one, irking her by interrupting her conversation with the bride.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 3, 2026
The head of German auto industry group VDA decried the EU parliament's decision, saying it sent a "devastating sign" and risked irking Mercosur countries.
From Barron's ● Jan. 21, 2026
Green Day rang in the new year by irking the richest man in the world.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 15, 2024
Santa Barbara, Ruyler had heard, had been the favorite haven for two generations of couples fleeing from irking bonds in the societies of England and the continent of Europe.
From The Avalanche by Atherton, Gertrude Franklin Horn
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