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  • present participle of bother.
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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

JapanLA was auctioning the rarest Sonny Angels for hundreds of dollars, and that started bothering some fans of the fat little collectibles.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 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

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

“If I wasn’t at work, I’d be here, bothering you.”

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly




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