bothers

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If there’s something that bothers you about it, what is it exactly that leaves you unsettled?

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

The feature bothers him so much that he brought it up to his family around Thanksgiving last year, expecting to commiserate with his mother, brother, sister—and his brother-in-law, me.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Use it for a month and evaluate whether you notice the benefits, whether the performance impact bothers you, and whether you value the added protection enough to continue.

From Salon • Feb. 12, 2026

Imtiaz has also said what bothers him is "the people at the higher levels will get away with it".

From BBC • Jan. 26, 2026

It should be fairly obvious that I cooked an omelette in a frying pan rather than in a wood stove, but it bothers me to make the same mistakes over and over again.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris