bother
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Take care of the big expenses as soon as possible and then don’t bother bringing out the calculator for smaller bills.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
"It's affected the town - people don't bother now, they bypass Castletown. You can't rely on the tourists and coaches coming because there's nothing for them."
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
The phenomenon has surprised the actress, but does not bother her.
From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026
While the film frets that the stupids are building an army to overthrow the world, it can’t even bother to come up with a counterrevolution.
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026
He waved back, but he didn’t say anything because he didn’t want to bother her.
From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold
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
If the attention bothers him, it doesn't show.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 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
It bothers her, the ego in it, the way he builds himself up in his mind to look down on others.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
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
However, it can leave some people wondering why they bothered to save in the first place.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
Nobody had bothered to pay it much attention until the French arrived.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
Roberts said he didn’t learn until Tuesday night, after giving Ohtani a day off for the fifth time in six games, that a swing on Monday had bothered him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
This Penelope seldom bothered to do, for she only spent money on books, presents, and the occasional soothsayer, and how often did the need for a soothsayer arise?
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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
She said: "I would encourage people, if you've got wasps that are bothering you, just to keep calm and try and move away. If you keep calm, they will sense that and won't feel threatened."
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
Having these tasks helped him and other interns stay productive and avoid bothering senior associates when they had a lull in their work, he says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Ophie asked all at once, not bothering to introduce herself.
From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland
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