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irk

[urk] / ɜrk /


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Meanwhile, Papperger’s assertive style has irked officials and some U.S. executives who have joined with the German business as a way to tap the booming European market.

From The Wall Street Journal

And her not seeming to understand how rude she was behaving really irks me.

From MarketWatch

But even with the many welcome provisions, two contentious clauses in the reforms have particularly irked unions.

From BBC

“I didn’t intend to mention any specifics,” Takaichi said, when a lawmaker asked her about the remarks that irked Beijing.

From The Wall Street Journal

We asked six workplace-design gurus to envision how architects and employers will try to fix what irks many workers about the office today:

From The Wall Street Journal