bother
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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
"It's affected the town - people don't bother now, they bypass Castletown. You can't rely on the tourists and coaches coming because there's nothing for them."
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 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
The phenomenon has surprised the actress, but does not bother her.
From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026
“If you are going to be late, don’t bother coming back.”
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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
Still it bothers me that her family isn’t happy.
From "Ghost Boys" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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
However, it can leave some people wondering why they bothered to save in the first place.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
Nobody had bothered to pay it much attention until the French arrived.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
"They never bothered to tell us that that's what's happening," he said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
It was only my dad, and he didn’t like when I bothered him when he was on his treadmill, but I didn’t really have a choice.
From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff
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
But the result is often fishy products that exist because investors aren’t bothering to do the math.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
I can’t help but laugh, and for the time being the weird feeling that’s been bothering me is gone.
From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh
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