Example Sentences

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That is rankling the banking industry, which sees the new players as potential rivals that aren’t subject to the same level of regulatory oversight.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

His continued insistence on changes despite months of negotiation is rankling colleagues.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 3, 2021

What is rankling about the league, she said afterward, is its insistence that it is driven by factors beyond the bottom line.

From New York Times • Feb. 3, 2016

Still, the restriction is rankling employees at a sensitive time.

From Reuters • Aug. 26, 2013

"What aspersion is rankling for utterance within you now, Solomon?" said the judge tolerantly.

From The Prodigal Judge by Kester, Vaughan