irritant

Example Sentences

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One of the Arctic’s great tourist attractions is, for military planners, one of its great irritants: the northern lights.

From The Wall Street Journal

West Germany, Japan and later South Korea all did the same, eventually running up surpluses that became longstanding irritants with the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal

It is an amalgam of microeconomic irritants that vary by individual, time and place.

From The Wall Street Journal

The two leaders directed their officials "to move quickly to resolve outstanding trade issues and irritants," according to a readout released by Carney's office after the meeting.

From BBC

The deal is largely a return to the fragile truce of earlier in the year—with many of the potential irritants in the intensifying relationship still looming.

From Barron's