obnoxious
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The severity of seemingly mundane, everyday anxieties — school bullies, the prom, graduation, obnoxious Cher-obsessed college roommates — is on par with demons trying to hasten the apocalypse.
From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026
"So now he comes off as young and obnoxious, and no one's going to rush to give a young, obnoxious person the best actor award. So I don't think it's gone quite right for him."
From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026
On Monday, he said on social media that he could use other levies in a “much more powerful and obnoxious way.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026
She’ll do it in a very obnoxious way: She’ll act like she’s going until the 11th hour and then say she can’t come because of her mental health.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 30, 2026
The Fair Gwen goes, "I suppose this means you're going to be an obnoxious teenager."
From "Freak The Mighty" by Rodman Philbrick
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