nuisance
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On the island, dissidents were a messy nuisance.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
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
He called her a "nuisance" and told her to go away before returning to his car.
From BBC • Apr. 22, 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
The property, which had once seemed to him like paradise and had been his pride and joy, was now a nuisance.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
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