fuss
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Or you can head straight for the nearest library to see for yourself what all the fuss is about.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
This seems like an awful lot of fuss and nonsense over a lost $100 in your case.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026
Slate contributing writer Imogen West-Knights visited the massive new Skims flagship in London to see what the fuss is all about.
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026
“But I didn’t make a big fuss about it then.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
We caused such a fuss that people stared.
From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry
While Lord Wynstowe fusses around measuring chins and noses, Charlie and Alice are concerned with the grosser features of the human body.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
But she pays little attention as she fusses around the grave and whispers sweet nothings to her dead son.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2025
Townley fusses splendidly as the nurturing Jane and is even better as Marian, a cynical editor for the Associated Press.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 5, 2023
A nurse fits a shirt on a newborn who fusses at first and then cries loudly.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 5, 2022
"Don't muss my hair," Fifi fusses, patting it down as if it were a hat.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
He's not alone: according to City Hall, Istanbul has more than 160,000 cats living on its streets who are regularly fed and fussed over by the city's 16 million residents.
From Barron's ● Jan. 27, 2026
A gentle simmer produces something entirely different from a frantic boil; a pan left alone rewards you more than one constantly fussed over.
From Salon ● Dec. 20, 2025
By Friday morning, her 3-year-old daughter had developed a fever and her 2-year-old fussed as his sister slept in their mother’s arms.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2024
She's not fussed about kissing babies or some of the other relatable day-to-day things politicians in an election year feel the need to do.
From BBC ● Feb. 29, 2024
Lily fussed at him, trying to wrap him in a quilt—but he refused.
From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn
After fussing over the feeder as if it were the Mona Lisa, we agreed on an ideal location.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
The hardest part for Treichel, whose primary job is as a finance lawyer, was to not add caveats and footnotes to everything, and to eventually stop fussing with the explanations during the editing process.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 16, 2026
The silver mining at the bottom of all this business isn’t portrayed at all, nor are any practical matters of running a ranch; everyone’s too busy fussing and feuding, I suppose.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2025
Quality brew, especially when used with their bean grinder, for a fresh cup of joe that hits exactly how you need it without the fussing.
From Salon ● Nov. 20, 2025
“Mr. Pinkerton seems to think you have the right spirit,” she began, fussing over a stream of fake blood on my shoulder.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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