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Recent Examples of pestiferous Structured as entries in Emily’s field journal, the novel lays out her aims, her curmudgeonly nature and her pestiferous relationship with one Wendell Bambleby — a charismatic fellow researcher and sometime rival who Emily suspects is a fairy himself. Amal El-Mohtar, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2023 Disease relies on a variety of pestiferous vectors for the transmission of infective bacteria. Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 31 May 2016 After the Thirty Years’ War (1618-48), the Dutch were probably eager for reminders of ordinary domestic life, even pestiferous ones, and for images of quiet and tenderness. Willard Spiegelman, WSJ, 18 Aug. 2017 Mr. Marín said three factors favored his coffee: the elevation, which is high enough to keep pestiferous coffee borer bugs at bay; the humidity, which stems from passing clouds that provide a steady stream of moisture; and the red soil. Gustave Axelson, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2017
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  • This change is particularly annoying since the multiplayer structure hasn't been notably improved since payment was required.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 15 Jan. 2025
  • This is a book that is charming, intelligent and occasionally annoying.
    Jennifer Szalai, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
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  • Of all the teams to surpass Texas Tech this century, TCU’s evolution would be the most painful, or at least irritating.
    Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Traveling can be frustrating and irritating, which may lead at times to aggressive behavior.
    Sydney Borchers, Fox News, 13 Jan. 2025
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  • Reinhart has been facing this frustrating situation privately, but decided to share it publicly now for a very personal reason: At the time of this interview, her grandmother had recently been diagnosed with stage IV ovarian cancer.
    Julia Sullivan, SELF, 22 Jan. 2025
  • Real relationships, including the messy, spontaneous, and occasionally frustrating ones, offer a depth of connection that AI can never replicate.
    Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
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  • While the Eagles triumphed 22-10, advancing to the NFC Divisional Round, the victory was overshadowed by the disturbing exchange in the stands.
    Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
  • The disturbing new figures are inching close to the same number of people — 1.5 million— who were internally displaced by Haiti’s cataclysmic earthquake, which struck 15 years ago on Jan. 12, 2010.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 14 Jan. 2025

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“Pestiferous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pestiferous. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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