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My husband takes it in stride, but it's beginning to irritate me.

CAROLYN HAX: POKING FUN AT HER HUSBAND IS, IN FACT, NO FUNCAROLYN HAXJANUARY 11, 2021WASHINGTON POST

So, I wanted to ask you about that in the context of founding and running Whole Foods and some of the things that you have done and said that do irritate people.

HOW TO SUCCEED BY BEING AUTHENTIC (HINT: CAREFULLY) (EP. 438)STEPHEN J. DUBNERNOVEMBER 5, 2020FREAKONOMICS

If you’ve found some bedding irritates your sinuses or allergies, this topper is for you.

MEMORY FOAM MATTRESS TOPPERS THAT MIGHT CHANGE YOUR LIFEPOPSCI COMMERCE TEAMOCTOBER 2, 2020POPULAR SCIENCE

Breathing in smoky air can irritate the respiratory tract, leading to coughing, sore throats and itchy, watery eyes.

WHAT WE KNOW AND DON’T KNOW ABOUT WILDFIRE SMOKE’S HEALTH RISKSMARIA TEMMINGSEPTEMBER 18, 2020SCIENCE NEWS

And, such was his varying luck with the cards, he played for an hour or so without having won enough to irritate his companions.

CABIN FEVERB. M. BOWER

Mrs Everett had chosen for her rle an amused superiority, knowing it would irritate Letitia Prall more than any other manner.

IN THE ONYX LOBBYCAROLYN WELLS

If I had my way you would, said OLeary, with bad grace, for the doctors cool assurance had not ceased to irritate him.

THE WOMAN GIVESOWEN JOHNSON

Leir is annoyed by the failure of his scheme, and the poisonous words of his eldest daughters irritate him still more.

TOLSTOY ON SHAKESPEARELEO TOLSTOY

I'm sure to say something to irritate him,' said Sarah in a hurried undertone.

SARAH'S SCHOOL FRIENDMAY BALDWIN

Ted has hoped to irritate Oliver into argument by the closing remark, but the latter only accepts it with militant gloom.

YOUNG PEOPLE'S PRIDESTEPHEN VINCENT BENET

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