busybody
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Her brother Doug has returned from college with a girlfriend named Mary, an amiable busybody who keeps the wine flowing and gently but insistently guides the conversation to the household’s taboo subject.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
That was all fine for Graham: He got his fix with bonus cable-news bookings and participated in some debates, and then—phew!—was able to return to being a busybody in the Senate.
From Slate ● Jul. 14, 2026
Elizabeth Kelly, best known for playing busybody Nellie Ellis in EastEnders, died peacefully in Scarborough on 31 December, her agent Scott Marshall Partners said.
From BBC ● Feb. 4, 2026
Your siblings and any other busybody family members would have no say.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 26, 2026
As all this unfolded, busybody that I am, I kept tabs, eavesdropped, observed.
From "Wishtree" by Katherine Applegate
The nomination process essentially officializes gossip, as various local busybodies suggest women based on hearsay about them and their families.
From New York Times ● Apr. 30, 2024
Apparently, other parents decided they didn't want these busybodies telling them how to educate or raise their kids so they ran against them and won.
From Salon ● Nov. 10, 2023
This particular Planned Parenthood is where high school girls in my town would go if they needed birth control and didn’t want any busybodies ratting them out if they were spotted at the local clinic.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 27, 2023
A: Lord save us all from “well-meaning” busybodies who think they’re helping by insisting they know when someone else needs to come out.
From Slate ● Jan. 4, 2021
The saying that people who have nothing to do become busybodies is not the only truth.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
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