bothered
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One was so indifferent to tourists, no one bothered to rip the vines of poison ivy off the tree trunks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
A T. rex would not have bothered, as we would have been too small.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026
"It has really bothered me ever since," he said.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
“The way I look, the way I speak, the way I dress, the way I move, the way I sing, the way I write. And at first, it bothered me. I won’t even lie.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026
There had never been electricity, but I found matches on the mantel that no one had bothered to take, and there was some firewood still in the pile.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
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