irritate

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Is there one you bought specifically to irritate Don Henley?

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2025

For more complicated products or ones with ingredients that can irritate the skin if they're not formulated correctly, such as retinols or vitamin C, Dr Bhate recommends sticking to more specialised brands.

From BBC • Dec. 13, 2025

These overstimulated immune cells then move toward the dorsal root ganglia -- the sensory nerve hubs that link the limbs to the spinal cord -- and release inflammatory compounds that irritate and damage nerves.

From Science Daily • Nov. 21, 2025

Failing to pass the package would create uncertainty for Tesla shareholders and likely irritate Musk.

From Barron's • Oct. 30, 2025

The hauntedness would irritate him—the love would move him to fury.

From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison