irritate
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For more complicated products or ones with ingredients that can irritate the skin if they're not formulated correctly, such as retinols or vitamin C, Dr Bhate recommends sticking to more specialised brands.
From BBC • Dec. 13, 2025
These overstimulated immune cells then move toward the dorsal root ganglia -- the sensory nerve hubs that link the limbs to the spinal cord -- and release inflammatory compounds that irritate and damage nerves.
From Science Daily • Nov. 21, 2025
Failing to pass the package would create uncertainty for Tesla shareholders and likely irritate Musk.
From Barron's • Oct. 30, 2025
Whatever it is will offer plenty to irritate us.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 21, 2025
New officers, as we’d already learned, irritated inmates in much the same way that substitute teachers irritate schoolchildren.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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