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Weston Richey, a 25-year-old Texan photographer with whom Kyra seemed to be perturbed, pulled her for a chat to try to figure out why she was annoyed with him.—
Anna Peele,
Vulture,
20 May 2026 -
Frankly, at the end of it all, everyone had good reason to be annoyed.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
18 May 2026
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Its constant presence has long irked leaders in China, whose own navy has undergone rapid modernization and is now the largest in the world.—
Mithil Aggarwal,
NBC news,
16 May 2026
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Cassidy has used his influence atop the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee in ways that have both irked and delighted conservatives.—
Ramsey Touchberry,
The Washington Examiner,
16 May 2026
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“Gnawed (at).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gnawed%20%28at%29. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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