bother
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When he does bother to campaign, he makes peculiar choices, such as at a late August event for which he wore a Four Seasons Orlando–branded golf shirt and what appeared to be a $40,000 watch.
From Slate ● Sep. 21, 2026
The few notes he gives, according to people who have worked with him, are about logical holes that bother his analytical mind.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
"Greys outcompete reds for habitat and food - they don't actually physically attack them but they do bother them," said Foott.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
It was important that Misty be seen as someone who is in fact immensely talented, who may even be worth all the bother and strife that she brings along with her.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
I didn’t want to bother Lorren with it.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
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Pushed on whether it bothers her that people who create jobs and pay a lot of tax were leaving the UK, the minister said she was "optimistic about our country's prospects".
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 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
"I figure it'll probably disintegrate and probably nobody will ever hear it, that's what bothers me... if it rots in there before they open it."
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
I think this really bothers a lot of young people.
From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2026
The fact that she won’t ask bothers me more than I care to admit.
From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day
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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
“If you’re in the middle of a very interesting conversation, it just breaks the flow,” said Bucquet, whose wife is less bothered.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Even if your husband commiserates with you, I wouldn’t assume that he is as bothered by his brother’s actions as you are.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026
Roberts said he didn’t learn until Tuesday night, after giving Ohtani a day off for the fifth time in six games, that a swing on Monday had bothered him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
“This theme was her idea and then she can’t even be bothered to show up!”
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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Their colonies grow faster and bigger, and they end up making news headlines by bothering humans.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 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
"I'm more bothered that England hasn't won the World Cup than I am to have a tattoo on my leg," the 36-year-old said, adding: "It's not bothering me. It's just a tattoo."
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
It was still bothering her that so little information was available about them.
From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega
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