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bothersome

[both-er-suhm] / ˈbɒð ər səm /


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Not a day goes by that I don’t read a headline that trumpets the shortage of estrogen patches, which are used to treat the bothersome symptoms of perimenopause and menopause.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

There are still kinks to work out in the process, stretches where Glasnow’s old bothersome feelings will inevitably still arise.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2025

To say that all the above information is upsetting for job seekers would be akin to saying that the meteor from 66 million years ago was bothersome for the dinosaurs.

From Salon • Jul. 28, 2024

What does that say about pop culture that that is so bothersome to you?

From BBC • May 30, 2024

Overwhelmed by the unpleasantness of the occasion and the bothersome hard collar, José Arcadio Buendía confirmed the fact that Remedios, indeed, was the chosen one.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez




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