inconvenience
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"The workers on strike lose a day's salary, TfL loses revenues, businesses are losing their customers, people have hospital appointments they can't get to. This is a massive inconvenience," Sir Sadiq said.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
“We sincerely regret the inconvenience caused and have apologized to the owner,” the spokesperson added.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
The airline said "we sincerely regret the inconvenience caused and have apologised to the owner".
From Barron's • May 1, 2026
Calder says he was told that the money would be refunded and that he had first-class seats on the new flights owing to the inconvenience.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026
Then I strolled to the camp to relieve my neighbors of the inconvenience of my miserable cur.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
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Vocabulary lists containing inconvenience
The Giver
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 26–31
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The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
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