Sometimes, rage bait can be relatively harmless – a recipe that contains disgusting food combinations or someone annoying their pet, partner or sibling.
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Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
1 Dec. 2025
But what’s been annoying me even more is that these women should have been trained by producers to start recording on their own cell phones if drama starts to unfold after cameras go down.
In Tokyo, travelers can explore the bustling neighborhoods of Shibuya, Harajuku, and Shinjuku, admire cutting-edge architecture, stroll through peaceful Japanese gardens, and experience vibrant nightlife without worrying about personal safety.
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Taryn White,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Jan. 2026
Devices stay online without worrying about draining the car’s starter battery.
For political wives, the inauguration coat is an agenda-setter – the first statement on how someone who may or may not have aspired to be a public symbol will navigate the always-tricky, often exasperating act of using clothes to elucidate or complement her husband’s administration.
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Rachel Tashjian,
CNN Money,
2 Jan. 2026
That such luxury items are in supply, but often food or medicine are still scarce, is exasperating aid workers and Palestinians.
Ahead of the front, temperatures surged into the 80s, breaking daily heat records over the past two days, while breezy conditions spread a haze of cedar pollen across Austin, aggravating seasonal allergies for many residents.
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Mary Wasson,
Austin American Statesman,
9 Jan. 2026
Gordon practiced for the first time in over a month on Wednesday after aggravating a groin injury.
Cody Gapko struck the post three times — once with a deflected cross, twice with rasping drives — while Senne Lammens saved Alexander Isak’s shot with an outstretched right foot.
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Carl Anka,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
Thrips have rasping, sucking mouthparts.
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Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
5 Aug. 2025
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