From a Web headline:
"Slow batter ires Big Unit"
(FYI, "Big Unit" is a nickname for pitcher Randy Johnson, who is 6'10".)
The verb here should be "irks," which means "annoys." "Ire" is a noun that means "anger."
A new headline:
Lack of Dictionary Use Irks Copyeditor
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"Ire" may quite be what is meant. A pitcher simply being irked, or annoyed, probably wouldn't make news. Or are you displeased with "irk" as a verb?
I like "to irk" as a verb. I often feel irked when I read poor grammar! You too?!
You could also say, "raises my ire." Perhaps that is what the writer meant but it didn't fit in the space for the headline.
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