nuisance

Example Sentences

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Last month, the city ordered Waymo and the company that operates the charging stations, Voltera, to stop overnight operations at the sites, arguing that the light, noise and activity there constitute a public nuisance.

From Los Angeles Times

However, a judge ordered the council to re-look at the complaint, saying it had not considered the nub of the matter - whether the fouling constituted a "statutory nuisance".

From BBC

If the council agrees the lights amount to a statutory nuisance, it can issue an abatement notice which if ignored could result in a fine.

From BBC

But some of the high-tech company’s biggest problems began with a very low-tech nuisance: unexpectedly turbulent rainstorms in North Texas.

From The Wall Street Journal

"We have made it clear people should not feed the pigeons as shoppers and traders have consistently said they cause a nuisance, and especially while we are actively trying to deter them."

From BBC