irritate
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That kind of dust is known to irritate the airways making it easier for bacteria to go from harmlessly sitting there to invading the body.
From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026
The justices have already dealt with the contraceptive mandate and the Little Sisters twice, and this latest challenge seems designed to irritate them.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025
Is there one you bought specifically to irritate Don Henley?
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 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
“You will irritate them. You will have them against you.”
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
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