as in to bother
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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If a body is here, whoever buried it didn’t bother digging deep, because there’s no fear of getting caught.—
Jesse Hyde,
Rolling Stone,
7 Aug. 2025 -
The article includes a fancy-looking formula central to the algorithm, but the formula is nearly impossible to decipher since the authors didn’t bother to explain half the symbols in it.—
Noah Giansiracusa,
Time,
7 Aug. 2025
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Their concern goes beyond their own struggles; they are troubled by the thought of other survivors who haven’t been as fortunate in securing assistance or receiving donations that could mean the difference between recovery and despair.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
4 Aug. 2025
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The company's lack of reaction to the contamination that routinely shows up in tests troubles Chambers.—
Laura Schulte,
jsonline.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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Speaking of size, the R1 weighs around 55 pounds and stands about 4 feet tall.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Some species of sturgeon can grow to massive sizes, such as the one found in British Columbia in 2022 believed to be 10 feet long and weighing close to 600 pounds.—
Marina Johnson,
The Courier-Journal,
7 Aug. 2025
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At least 16 people were arrested for allegedly crowding, obstructing and incommoding another person and one was arrested for alleged defacement during a planned act of civil disobedience.—
Tal Axelrod,
ABC News,
8 Mar. 2023
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All were charged with crowding and obstructing or incommoding, Malecki said.—
Sophie Lewis,
CBS News,
10 Jan. 2020
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An airline representative said the flight from which the pilot was removed was canceled and apologized to transatlantic customers inconvenienced by the incident.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
23 July 2025
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There Are Lots Of Open Seats This doesn't happen often, but sometimes a flight has so many open seats that a switch wouldn't be likely to inconvenience anyone.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
11 July 2025
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He was recently disturbed by a Reddit thread in which a user posted jargon-heavy chatbot messages that seemed eerily familiar.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
10 Aug. 2025
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This experience left him disturbed by how his presence affected others.—
Tatiana Siegel,
Variety,
8 Aug. 2025
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Family members were able to put out the fire, according to the press release, and the man was later taken into custody after initially leaving the scene.—
The Sacramento Bee,
Sacbee.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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The state lottery first put out a call to participants on its website, encouraging anyone over the age of 21 to swing by the fair's Elwell Family Park, where all participants were given a free Scratch, Match & Win! ticket to try their luck.—
Brenton Blanchet,
People.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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“Disoblige.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disoblige. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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