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“I know it is frightening and it is exasperating, and you’re asking when is this going to end,” Hochul said.

From Washington Post • Dec. 26, 2022

But there have been signs that a lack of clarity and consistency is exasperating the public, and China’s social media censors have been working overtime to try to clear the tide of complaints.

From Reuters • Mar. 22, 2022

It is exasperating for the families of victims of the attacks that progress continues to be so slow 20 years after the attacks.

From BBC • Sep. 11, 2021

But the candidate logjam is exasperating area activists who have been organizing for a year-and-a-half against Mr. Rohrabacher, a vocal supporter of Mr. Trump.

From New York Times • May 26, 2018

Every prince is exasperating his subjects, and exhausting his treasury in order to keep them under due control.

From The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 1, August, 1851 by Various