irritable
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He posted on social media about various health ailments, including irritable bowel syndrome and spondylolisthesis, a condition caused by a vertebra slipping out of place.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Upon arriving home, the complaint states, C.K. was extremely drowsy, lethargic and irritable.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
Ami Robertson, now 23, says she experienced endometriosis pain from the age of 16, but was repeatedly told she must have something else, such as irritable bowel syndrome.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
They’re irritable with their loved ones, can’t concentrate, and can’t seem to keep thoughts in their heads.
From Salon ● Jun. 14, 2026
There was a sound of undergrowth being disturbed—a click of breaking branches, a weighty pushing through low foliage—and then a kind of large, vaguely irritable snuffling noise.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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