fuss
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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
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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
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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
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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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