as in to bother
to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy
hagridden by the specter of a terrorist attack, residents of the city were on edge
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Because Congress never bothered to write a law to establish it.—
Jay Cost,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Mar. 2025 -
Chicago Bears - Will Campbell, OL, LSU Will Campbell has fallen a bit due to his shorter arm length, but that likely won't bother Ben Johnson.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Mar. 2025
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Crimping is the process of severing a crop at the base and laying it over to create a decomposing thatch/mulch layer for the garden without disturbing the soil.—
Anthony Reardon,
Kansas City Star,
21 Mar. 2025
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For example, museums could provide different audio guides to visitors without headphones, and libraries could allow students to study with audio lessons without disturbing others.—
Jiaxin Zhong,
The Conversation,
17 Mar. 2025
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That’s more than the average user would use, so don't worry about about hitting your allowances.—
StackCommerce Team (Sponsored),
PC Magazine,
2 Apr. 2025
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Newsom said the trend of becoming more connected through technology, yet more isolated from each other, was particularly worrying among young men.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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This abuse of immigration law should alarm us all, citizens and noncitizens alike.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Mar. 2025
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Tariff threats are also alarming Canadians, particularly in Quebec, where more than 70% of the province’s exports are sent to the U.S.—
Sarah Matusek,
The Christian Science Monitor,
22 Mar. 2025
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Just this week, Chinese auto giant BYD made headlines around the world by topping Tesla in launching time-saving EV battery charger technology, while Tesla CEO Elon Musk was distracted with his high-profile political role in Washington.—
Russell Flannery,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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The mom's reassurances do very little to distract him...—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Mar. 2025
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This was concerning and also shocking because no one likes him.—
The Totally Football Show,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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When Nintendo finally officially revealed the Switch 2 in January, one of our major unanswered questions concerned whether games designed for the original Switch would see some form of visual or performance enhancement when running on the backward-compatible Switch 2.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
28 Mar. 2025
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President Trump’s remarks about Canada becoming the 51st state have greatly angered Canadians.—
Hersh Shefrin,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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The craft retailer, which already closed 800 stores across the U.S. in February, has consumers angered by the terms and conditions of their going-out-of-business sales.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
14 Mar. 2025
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Maddie’s first call is, thankfully, not from someone crying into a voice changer, but a boy named Chance who’s trapped with his unconscious dad in an apartment filling up with smoke — also distressing, just par for the course.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
27 Mar. 2025
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Yet after three years of running away from war, the weight of her refugee status is distressing her more than ever.—
Ella Polak,
Mercury News,
27 Mar. 2025
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“Hagride.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hagride. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.
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