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fuss

[fuhs] / fʌs /


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If it happens, the fuss will be nuts.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 12, 2026

Everyone who needed a visa to attend this game, as far as I know, got one with minimal fuss.

From Salon Jun. 11, 2026

So I traveled to lounges in Chicago and Minneapolis last week to see what the fuss is about.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 10, 2026

"Everyone should be able to fly without fuss."

From BBC Jun. 1, 2026

I wasn’t used to her making a fuss.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

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

KYIV, Ukraine — Down a dusty stairwell, hidden from the shelling that has become the grim background noise of Ukraine’s capital, Ludmila Yashenko fusses with the babies.

From Seattle Times Mar. 12, 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

Ba's foster mum fusses in the background, making lunch and occasionally interjecting to clarify or add some detail to his account of his journey here from Vietnam.

From BBC Jan. 20, 2020

Hilda fusses with the collar on my jacket, smoothing and tucking and pressing it.

From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz

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

Other players we spoke to say they weren't too fussed about it - and some didn't even know AI was used by others.

From BBC Jan. 6, 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

But perhaps most memorable, especially for anyone who has ever babied, basted and otherwise fussed over a 14-pound bird, is the season four episode “Turkey in a Can.”

From Salon Nov. 11, 2023

He fussed with some papers on his desk.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson

The ominous birds, fussing and pooping on his porch, reminded him of Alfred Hitchcock’s film “The Birds.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 16, 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

I couldn’t breathe, and I couldn’t stop fussing at Jack Williams.

From Slate Oct. 6, 2025

For coffee connoisseurs ready to level up their standard cup of morning coffee, the Miele CM5 coffee system makes coffee that tastes amazing without much fussing.

From Salon Dec. 17, 2024

When I’d get to fussing about Aunt Loma, she’d say, “Your Aunt Loma means well, son. I know she’s hateful sometimes, but she’s got a good heart.”

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns




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