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“This whole thing is aggravating because there’s no place in America where you can just take it down the road,” said Terry White, Discovery’s retired orbital processing chief.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

But, the artifice of the season finale is aggravating, as are the outrageous sums of money involved.

From BBC • Sep. 2, 2024

“The crackdown is aggravating firewood shortage for residents,” a Ryanggang resident was quoted as telling RFA.

From Washington Post • Jan. 26, 2023

Yes, it is aggravating and not fun, but the dollars you save may be well worth the effort.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 17, 2022

But if they only keep to the truth, then it is aggravating.

From Lazy Thoughts of a Lazy Girl Sister of that "Idle Fellow." by Wren, Jenny