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irritant

[ir-i-tnt] / ˈɪr ɪ tnt /


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Sen. Kim, who had visited the facility after hearing about the hunger strike, was among those caught in the chemical irritant.

From Slate • May 29, 2026

Those measures remain a major irritant as the three nations renegotiate the North American economic pact this year.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

"It turns out that a specific irritant receptor is 30 times less sensitive in snow flies than in mosquitoes and fruit flies," Gallio said.

From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2026

While Hasina’s stay in India remains an irritant, a recent interview by Bangladesh’s interim leader Muhammad Yunus also took India by surprise.

From BBC • Sep. 12, 2024

Buckthorn had been bitten in the foreleg, and the wound, in the manner of a rat bite, was irritant and painful.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams




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