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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

Utilityman Tommy Edman did return to the lineup, but only as designated hitter as he continues to nurse his long bothersome ankle injury.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 28, 2025

To say that all the above information is upsetting for job seekers would be akin to saying that the meteor from 66 million years ago was bothersome for the dinosaurs.

From Salon Jul. 28, 2024

I took the large pan of potatoes that she was handing me and a knife and a wooden bowl, and I worked silently, sometimes peeling, and sometimes driving away the bothersome flies.

From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler




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