busybody
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That was all fine for Graham: He got his fix with bonus cable-news bookings and participated in some debates, and then—phew!—was able to return to being a busybody in the Senate.
From Slate ● Jul. 14, 2026
The movie doesn’t quite know how to handle Mabel: She’s meant to be charmingly determined but comes across as more of a scold and a busybody.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 5, 2026
Elizabeth Kelly, best known for playing busybody Nellie Ellis in EastEnders, died peacefully in Scarborough on 31 December, her agent Scott Marshall Partners said.
From BBC ● Feb. 4, 2026
Your siblings and any other busybody family members would have no say.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 26, 2026
Blessedly, their platters of food appeared, borne by a cortege of waiters, directed by the busybody maître d'.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
Apparently, other parents decided they didn't want these busybodies telling them how to educate or raise their kids so they ran against them and won.
From Salon ● Nov. 10, 2023
The Broken Arms is noisy and crowded with busybodies, including an elderly theatrical mouse named Manfred Crabgrass.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 20, 2022
All humans, parents or not, have to learn to ignore the clueless remarks of busybodies, even when those busybodies are well-meaning and think they are complimenting us when they say things we find insulting.
From Slate ● Apr. 11, 2021
BUSAN, South Korea — The scandal that riveted South Korea’s online busybodies began when Kim Ji-seon checked into a beachside condominium in February.
From New York Times ● Sep. 19, 2020
The saying that people who have nothing to do become busybodies is not the only truth.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
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