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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Its strict people had inconvenienced my father, perhaps humiliated him.—
Jhumpa Lahiri,
New Yorker,
30 June 2025
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Be thankful and accept that some risk aversion will likely inconvenience you at times.—
Marshall Shepherd,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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The indictment against Bolsonaro, as florid as a telenovela script, included disturbing allegations, such as a plot to poison Lula and kill Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes.—
Shannon Sims,
New Yorker,
30 July 2025
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When disturbed, the fungus releases spores that can cause severe respiratory infections, particularly in people with weakened immune systems.—
Justin Stebbing,
JSTOR Daily,
24 July 2025
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As a matter of perspective, on the eve of July’s start of free agency, NBA.com last month put out a list of the top potential free agents in that Class of 2026.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Aug. 2025
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The Brit comedy was based on McGee’s autobiography, The Creation Records Story: Riots, Raves And Running A Label, about the highs and lows of running label Creation Records, famous for putting out hits by the likes of My Bloody Valentine, Primal Scream and Oasis.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Disoblige.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disoblige. Accessed 13 Aug. 2025.
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