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bother

[both-er] / ˈbɒð ər /






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He is writing for a general rather than a scholarly audience, so he does not much bother with the debates among historians about these two giants.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Local and national media didn’t even bother with that courtesy during the GKN crisis, focusing mostly on Garden Grove, which is four times more populous.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

So it did not make sense at face value for him to bother converting.

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

Given the incredibly small odds any one ballot will make the difference, why does anybody bother?

From Slate • May 15, 2026

People go there so no one will bother them.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows




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