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nuisance

[noo-suhns, nyoo-] / ˈnu səns, ˈnyu- /


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But it requires lots of paperwork, and it's a tough bar to meet: it must be proved that a business is a serious nuisance, or that disorderly, offensive or criminal behaviour is likely to occur.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

He spent a year making an almighty nuisance of himself.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

These unnecessary preventative measures aren’t just a nuisance for the consumer; they’re a hassle for the overworked, underpaid employee who spends their shift telling customers, “No, we don’t have more of that in the back.”

From Salon • May 22, 2026

The public nuisance offence carries a jail term of up to three months and a fine.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

An ongoing revolution is a nuisance for historians: they prefer to write about revolutions that happened in the past—when, in reality, this one is still continuing all around us.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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