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bothersome

[both-er-suhm] / ˈbɒð ər səm /


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"For some people, the noise is constant and bothersome, interfering with their productivity and quality of life," Price said.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

Not a day goes by that I don’t read a headline that trumpets the shortage of estrogen patches, which are used to treat the bothersome symptoms of perimenopause and menopause.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

Part of the British Pest Control Association, John is well-versed in the problems wasps can cause gate-crashing picnics or beer gardens on a summer's day, and building bothersome nests.

From BBC • Jul. 18, 2025

There are still kinks to work out in the process, stretches where Glasnow’s old bothersome feelings will inevitably still arise.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2025

They enter complaining of the cold that has persisted this far into spring, of the stinging, bothersome wind that tosses the treetops outside.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri




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