irritated
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Christos, a valet at a major Athens hotel, was more irritated.
From Barron's ● Aug. 23, 2026
One imagines irritated Michigan Wolverines burning checkbooks and disavowing money-market accounts as they drink their spritzes at Ann Arbor tailgates—but inside Columbus, this is like getting to sponsor religion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
Her in-laws had a different reaction: “We were showing them the house, and they got more irritated with every room — like, ‘You have books in here too?’
From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2026
But “if you start to feel irritation, or your eyes are stinging or watering, or your nose is beginning to run or feel irritated, that’s a little more serious.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 21, 2026
She sat on the stool beside him, turning on the cash register and pounding her pin number into the screen, trying not to look too irritated.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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