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When he does bother to campaign, he makes peculiar choices, such as at a late August event for which he wore a Four Seasons Orlando–branded golf shirt and what appeared to be a $40,000 watch.

From Slate ● Sep. 21, 2026

Some Tottenham fans missed the goal as they headed for their half-time refreshments but several thousand did not bother to stay until the end.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

It was important that Misty be seen as someone who is in fact immensely talented, who may even be worth all the bother and strife that she brings along with her.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

“It’s almost like, why would I bother driving? This does it so well.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026

I could tell he didn’t like it the one time that I did swim a better time than him, and I didn’t bother arguing with him when he insisted that he let me win.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

Pushed on whether it bothers her that people who create jobs and pay a lot of tax were leaving the UK, the minister said she was "optimistic about our country's prospects".

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

These are fair questions the film never bothers to consider, instead favoring inert dialogue and needle drops that tell the audience when they’re supposed to be moved.

From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026

"I figure it'll probably disintegrate and probably nobody will ever hear it, that's what bothers me... if it rots in there before they open it."

From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026

I think this really bothers a lot of young people.

From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2026

For some reason it’s the past tense that bothers me.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

“If you’re in the middle of a very interesting conversation, it just breaks the flow,” said Bucquet, whose wife is less bothered.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

Even if your husband commiserates with you, I wouldn’t assume that he is as bothered by his brother’s actions as you are.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026

He said if he had not been doing the challenge he would not have bothered going to the summit.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

He’s never been offered a chance to cover the Dodgers or the Lakers or even USC or UCLA, and yet it’s never bothered him.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026

“I wasn’t like that! Half of what Ty went through, he wouldn’t have survived without me! But he couldn’t be bothered to put that in his li’l books?”

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas

Their colonies grow faster and bigger, and they end up making news headlines by bothering humans.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026

When it offered him half a song, he said, “Good enough” — without even bothering to run it through a few rounds of polishing.

From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2026

But the result is often fishy products that exist because investors aren’t bothering to do the math.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026

He told the doctor he thought "something was bothering Maddy", and that she might need some help.

From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026

The first mate looked back and shrugged, not even bothering to deny it.

From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook