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bugaboo

[buhg-uh-boo] / ˈbʌg əˌbu /


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But the latest bugaboo from the banking lobby is the possibility of other companies rewarding customers for using stablecoins.

From MarketWatch Oct. 9, 2025

And despite getting Anthony Rizzo to pop up for the second out, the long-ball bugaboo bit him against Volpe.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 29, 2024

So I thought, well, when I write my book, I’m gonna take the bugaboo out of Chinese cooking and demystify it.

From Washington Post Jun. 22, 2022

Quarterback has been the Broncos’ biggest bugaboo since winning Super Bowl 50 in Hall of Famer Peyton Manning’s farewell game — they haven’t been back to the playoffs since.

From Seattle Times Apr. 29, 2021

Here’s another bugaboo that English teachers used to get worked up over.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner

But the real bugaboos in fixed income are volatility, stubborn inflation, and higher interest rates.

From Barron's Jun. 25, 2026

But they really seem sincere about their bugaboos.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 12, 2026

And there's an intelligence in that rendering, as if she admirably recognizes that she doesn't want her kids to inherit her bugaboos.

From Salon Aug. 6, 2023

So many of our growing cultural bugaboos came to a head in our reckoning with Fauci.

From Washington Post Aug. 23, 2022

The Brownell place was one of the delightful bugaboos of their childhood.

From The Radio Boys with the Revenue Guards by Gerald Breckenridge




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