bugbear

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But at Tesla's "Gigafactory", it has been a persistent bugbear for the management since the plant opened in 2022 -- with this week's Monday-to-Wednesday ballot marking a high point in tensions.

From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026

The issue has long been a bugbear of the NFL players' union, which raised the matter again at its annual Super Bowl press conference.

From Barron's • Feb. 7, 2026

Kennedy stepped around the question to talk specifically about antidepressants: a longtime bugbear for the current head of the Department of Health and Human Services.

From Salon • Aug. 28, 2025

The year was 2000 and then-state Sen. Adam Schiff was challenging incumbent Republican Rep. James Rogan, who’d become a national star and liberal bugbear for leading impeachment proceedings against President Clinton.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2024

This didn’t matter too much if you were using the telescope to identify a ship at sea, but it was a major bugbear for the accurate work required in astronomy.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin