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nuisance

[noo-suhns, nyoo-] / ˈnu səns, ˈnyu- /


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The New Mexico Department of Justice is now arguing at the bench trial that Meta’s actions amount to a public nuisance.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

“This should be mostly beneficial across the region, but some minor nuisance flooding is possible in urban and poor drainage areas if heavy rain showers or thunderstorms develop,” the weather service office in Monterey said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026

Two days later, legislators took up the Public Nuisance Reform Act, which proposes narrowing the definition of what could be considered a nuisance.

From Salon • Apr. 10, 2026

In an update on Saturday afternoon, the force said two protesters had been arrested on suspicion of criminal damage and causing a public nuisance after allegedly attempting to climb pillars near Trafalgar Square.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

In fact, I don't remember him once treating me like the nuisance I probably was.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson




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