as in troubles
to cause discomfort to or trouble for
didn't want to disoblige her relatives by spending the night at their place
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What troubles me most about the manosphere documentary is not the influencers themselves.—
Steven Burg,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Apr. 2026 -
Understanding this cold-sensing protein could one day lead to better therapies for cold hypersensitivity that often troubles people undergoing certain types of cancer chemotherapies.—
Jacek Krywko,
Scientific American,
25 Mar. 2026
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Skylee has brown eyes, black hair, standing about 5-foot-4 and weighs about 120 pounds.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
26 Apr. 2026
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All three edges are undersized (below 255 pounds), and Reese weighs 241 pounds.—
Ted Nguyen,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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None of that, nor the fact Beckham missed all of 2025, bothers Harbaugh.—
Armando Salguero OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
20 Apr. 2026
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Even if their own tax bill is manageable, the idea that the wealthy are underpaying — or that the government is wasting their dollars — bothers many.—
Linley Sanders,
Fortune,
14 Apr. 2026
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On-time performance across the entire San Diego trolley system has been boosted by a year-old East County service change that inconveniences a relatively small number of riders.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Dec. 2025
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The worms thrash and move erratically with a snake-like motion that disturbs the topsoil.—
Maria Braganini,
CBS News,
25 Apr. 2026
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There are lots of things weightlessness disturbs, even in the short run.—
Elizabeth Howell,
Space.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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Ask About Restocking Schedules Not all HomeGoods locations restock on the same schedule, so don’t be afraid to ask an employee when your store typically puts out new merchandise.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 Apr. 2026
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In that sense, his art shares a spiritual DNA with autofiction, a literary style immortalized by many writers his publisher Semiotext(e) puts out.—
Sammy Loren,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Disobliges.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disobliges. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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