fuss
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Kimmel noted that for more than 20 years, he and other late-night hosts interviewed political candidates, including Trump, without any fuss.
From Salon ● Sep. 10, 2026
Or you can head straight for the nearest library to see for yourself what all the fuss is about.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
"The fuss they've made about this so-called donation, gift or whatever it is - I think it is ridiculous," she said.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
This seems like an awful lot of fuss and nonsense over a lost $100 in your case.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026
Henry Duveen went out to see what the fuss was.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
While Lord Wynstowe fusses around measuring chins and noses, Charlie and Alice are concerned with the grosser features of the human body.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
But she pays little attention as she fusses around the grave and whispers sweet nothings to her dead son.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2025
A nurse fits a shirt on a newborn who fusses at first and then cries loudly.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 5, 2022
She fusses about his health and his attitude, remarking to her son that at least he had given up on his crazy earlier plan:
From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2021
Her father fusses with his rucksack, with the door latch, with his matches.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
He's not alone: according to City Hall, Istanbul has more than 160,000 cats living on its streets who are regularly fed and fussed over by the city's 16 million residents.
From Barron's ● Jan. 27, 2026
Bartley drove in from his home in Buckeye, Ariz., on Wednesday and slept in his car to secure front-row seating for his family, and wasn’t too fussed about the downpour.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 1, 2026
A gentle simmer produces something entirely different from a frantic boil; a pan left alone rewards you more than one constantly fussed over.
From Salon ● Dec. 20, 2025
Winning tournaments is the hardest thing to do, but I'm not too fussed if we don't - it is not all about silverware.
From BBC ● Jan. 15, 2025
The air whirred with the wingbeats of weaverbirds, flashing bright yellow as they fussed over their funneled nests in branches overhanging the water.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
But some fussing was inevitable, and we had to make plenty of extra stops for diaper changes, bottles, or just to take a break from the carseat.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
The hardest part for Treichel, whose primary job is as a finance lawyer, was to not add caveats and footnotes to everything, and to eventually stop fussing with the explanations during the editing process.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 16, 2026
Quality brew, especially when used with their bean grinder, for a fresh cup of joe that hits exactly how you need it without the fussing.
From Salon ● Nov. 20, 2025
I couldn’t breathe, and I couldn’t stop fussing at Jack Williams.
From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2025
No tears, no fussing, just my head filling with pictures of my grandma.
From "Finding Langston" by Lesa Cline-Ransome
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