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The British find it a little embarrassing to make a fuss about some far-off event that may never happen.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

We all know recollections may vary, but if he made a fuss about his generosity and happiness for you at your wedding, there will be enough witnesses to attest to the nature of the transaction.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026

Some may affect a “can’t see what all the fuss is about” attitude — that is their right, as it is mine to simply not believe them.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

"He's very happy, and he just loves a good fuss," Masters added.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

Akira drove everybody insane sometimes, the way he could make a fuss, and then it turned out to be nothing.

From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata

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

It fusses over your toast, insisting that the flour it comes from has no more than 75 insect fragments and one rodent hair per 50 grams.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 2, 2022

She fusses about his health and his attitude, remarking to her son that at least he had given up on his crazy earlier plan:

From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2021

The sound makes Tía wiggle her hips the way she does at the Tango Palace, while she fusses with Abuela about recipes.

From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina

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

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

But perhaps most memorable, especially for anyone who has ever babied, basted and otherwise fussed over a 14-pound bird, is the season four episode “Turkey in a Can.”

From Salon ● Nov. 11, 2023

Mrs. Underdown had fussed and laughed over what she called our charming southern accent.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

The ominous birds, fussing and pooping on his porch, reminded him of Alfred Hitchcock’s film “The Birds.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 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

The war would be over and he’d still be sitting there fussing about his shoestrings.

From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson