irritation
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Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani was scratched from his scheduled pitching start Friday because of irritation in his left knee.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026
Shared irritation helps, but with diminishing returns: A delayed ferry creates conversation; a broken ferry creates rage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
There were also reports of skin irritation, eye irritation and infections allegedly associated with the use of the wipes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2026
Bruising on Trump's hand was explained in the report as being "consistent with minor soft tissue irritation related to frequent handshaking" while taking aspirin for "cardiovascular prevention".
From BBC ● May 30, 2026
She rolled her eyes and put her magazine face-down on her lap as if she was mentally gearing herself up for irritation.
From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English
What some people call “vibe coding” is a powerful way that AI can boost your efficiency and reduce work irritations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 16, 2026
And Déby knows well that this gives him leverage in managing his own irritations in relations with Washington and Paris.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2024
Each seemingly simple task is not just saddled with procedural irritations — forms to fill out, appointments to attend, banal questions to answer — but with fear.
From New York Times ● Apr. 25, 2024
If we don’t, we will — given enough time, irritations, and the wrong figure asking us how we’re doing at the right moment.
From Salon ● Feb. 9, 2024
You are, as they say, stuck with it and have leisure to feel all its peculiar irritations and discomforts.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
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