bothering
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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
When Zita, then thirty years old, saw the footage of him on television, she said: “It is not his beard. There is something bothering about his eyes. He is a hopeless, broken man.”
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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