bother
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They quickly decide they probably won’t solve one, so they don’t bother.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
This means that if you have no better than random success at picking the best and worst days, you shouldn’t bother.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
On Monday, Rushing started swinging, which he said didn’t bother his elbow.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
Only after that did Pirro bother to review the evidence and conclude the renovation was at fault.
From Salon ● Aug. 7, 2026
“Really sorry to bother you, but this is important.”
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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
"I think sometimes my lack of friends tends to bother the people around me more than it bothers me."
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
Here’s what bothers me most about this event: It wasn’t a rogue action by some “bad” AI.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
But it bothers me that the last two times that small-caps beat the biggest by so much, it was painful for investors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
“It will only let them know it bothers me.”
From "Fish in a Tree" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
But until then, it hadn’t bothered him all season, minor-league rehab stints included.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2026
“If she’d have gone to Lowe’s or Home Depot, it wouldn’t bother me. But you’re opening a school? That bothered me.”
From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2026
"You could see he wasn't bothered about the stoppage, he just needed those priceless rounds. But this fight against Wach is one he will not lose under any circumstances. It's ceremonial."
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
“Nobody bothered to step up against him apart from a bin, which is a bit rubbish, isn’t it!”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
“Oh, trust me, I know how very little I matter to you, the fox who couldn’t even be bothered to ask my name.”
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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
She said: "I would encourage people, if you've got wasps that are bothering you, just to keep calm and try and move away. If you keep calm, they will sense that and won't feel threatened."
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
Having these tasks helped him and other interns stay productive and avoid bothering senior associates when they had a lull in their work, he says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Alana H., who asked not to use her last name, said she wasn’t even bothering to vote.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 17, 2026
Now all the other unspoken things about that conversation with Mr. Dannenberg are again bothering me.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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