irritation
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The bloom was also linked to physical health problems including respiratory irritation and asthma.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026
One party figure said she would do well to remember her own irritation at Alex Salmond's backseat driving when she replaced him at the top of the party.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
“I did that yesterday, when I was a kid,” he sings over hectic guitar strums, and his trilling digital falsetto, warped to maximize irritation, makes clear that those days are far behind him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
The toxic bacteria which can cause skin irritation and sickness in people and animals who come into contact with it, has become an unwelcome feature of recent summers.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
“Bah! Last time was a wasted question,” the emperor said with a snort of irritation.
From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin
None of these people is real, but the irritations they represent – NIMBYism, narcissism and the compulsion to destroy others to build ourselves up – are quite familiar.
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026
Smishing has become one of those quotidian irritations of modern life, and for some people, baiting the sender can feel like a tiny act of revenge—or just an opportunity for amusement.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026
More than two dozen underage farmworkers and their parents said in interviews that they worked in fields that smelled of chemicals and described feeling sick and dizzy or suffering from skin irritations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 5, 2025
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
Over time, we have figured out how to express and overcome our irritations and occasional rage.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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