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The charter reform commission is also expected to look at whether to shrink the number of council meetings — a topic that has exasperated some council members in recent months.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2024

Since CBPOne began Jan. 12 for asylum-seekers, it has exasperated many with error messages, difficulty capturing photos and a frantic daily ritual of racing thumbs on phone screens until slots run out within minutes.

From Seattle Times • May 14, 2023

Lack of transparency over Tokyo’s planned release of irradiated water stored at the facility into the Pacific has exasperated and angered South Koreans for years.

From Washington Times • May 7, 2023

But it has exasperated Mr. Brandtzaeg, who said the allocation of public energy risks “prioritizing cat videos in front of urgently needed defense projects.”

From New York Times • Apr. 9, 2023

The liberality which ought to have secured the eternal attachment of Ricimer has exasperated him against his benefactor.

From History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 3 by Milman, Henry Hart