bother
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I’m a very polite botherer, but it is still a bother.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
I’ve heard some reporters saying they won’t even bother to learn how to spell her name.
From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2026
My dad still comes to my place once a week; he doesn’t want to bother me, so he leaves food in the reception area.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
She said one week, the couple had so many trips planned, they did not bother unpacking their suitcase.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
I didn’t bother to tell her that it was Flora calling those shots.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
Finding a little nook where nobody bothers you feels like the ultimate luxury.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
These are fair questions the film never bothers to consider, instead favoring inert dialogue and needle drops that tell the audience when they’re supposed to be moved.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026
What bothers me is that you signed a document — we don’t even know if it was an acceptance of appointment — without reading it.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026
“If that bothers you, don’t hesitate to mute or block me. I don’t have the capacity or patience to debate with internet strangers as to why they should be considerate of marginalized communities.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
Clem bothers with me only if Lymon is around.
From "Finding Langston" by Lesa Cline-Ransome
That was when she bothered to show up.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
A T. rex would not have bothered, as we would have been too small.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026
What bothered her most about the traditional workplace was the idea of asking permission to take time off.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026
Carrick said in the aftermath he was "not bothered" by the pressure - a sentiment he reinforced as he spoke to the media before the Fulham trip.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
Then he called two policemen, who escorted us home so we would not be bothered by the patrol.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
She has an up-and-down relationship with her one close friend, and she hesitates to bother her adored brother, Laurie, if it means bothering Laurie’s wife.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
Their colonies grow faster and bigger, and they end up making news headlines by bothering humans.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026
Ohtani reported that the area from his biceps to his neck was bothering him Wednesday night, Roberts said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
When it offered him half a song, he said, “Good enough” — without even bothering to run it through a few rounds of polishing.
From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2026
“That doesn’t make any sense,” Benji said instantly—not even bothering to think about it for five seconds.
From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty
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