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  • The statement angered Washington officials, who told reporters that Ukraine was downplaying deliveries to get more support from European countries.
    Erin Banco, Anastasiia Malenko, USA TODAY, 3 Feb. 2025
  • President Trump’s controversial pick for director of national intelligence angered Republicans by refusing to condemn government leaker Edward Snowden as well as her unorthodox foreign policy views on Russia and Syria, among other concerns.
    Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 31 Jan. 2025
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  • The big picture: Caught off guard by a sudden announcement to build the prison there, many Franklin County residents are enraged by the state's seeming absence of transparency on the project.
    Worth Sparkman, Axios, 10 Feb. 2025
  • Gail is enraged to learn that she’s being passed over for promotion when Marilee retires at the end of the year.
    Heller McAlpin, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Feb. 2025
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  • Two roughing calls against the Houston Texans for hits on quarterback Patrick Mahomes in Saturday’s AFC Divisional game infuriated fans, although the NFL said the calls were correct.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 21 Jan. 2025
  • But some private firefighters offer their services to individuals, a practice that has shocked and infuriated many as its existence has entered the public eye.
    Julia Reinstein, ABC News, 14 Jan. 2025
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  • Indeed, there are cabbies like Joe Fong, 45, who sees no value in antagonizing his customers and has tried to adapt to his passengers’ needs.
    David Pierson, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2025
  • Another passenger pressed the train's call button, antagonizing one of the people fighting.
    Monica Eng, Axios, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Empoison.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/empoison. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.

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