as in troubled
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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After her sister, Tara (Jenna Ortega), is attacked by Ghostface, troubled Sam Carpenter (Melissa Barrera) returns to Woodsboro with her doting boyfriend (Jack Quaid) to defend her family.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
3 Mar. 2026 -
Divorced housepainter Eddie befriends Russell, his 8-year-old next-door neighbor; Russell’s mother has her hands full taking care of her aging mother and Russell’s troubled older brother.—
Erik Pedersen,
Oc Register,
28 Feb. 2026
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Firefighters put out the flames that engulfed the aircraft.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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The city put out a news release naming her and accusing her of endangering lives, disrupting civic engagement, silencing residents, intimidating, and interfering with democracy.—
Taylor Seely,
AZCentral.com,
28 Feb. 2026
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Other states have increasingly weighed how to shield their residents from the consequences of invisible but ever-growing mountains of information amassed by smartphone apps, traffic cameras and nosy household appliances.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
2 Mar. 2026
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Middleton weighed the decision to stay or join a championship contender for the last few weeks, but ultimately decided to spend the rest of the regular season in a Mavericks uniform instead.—
Mike Curtis,
Dallas Morning News,
1 Mar. 2026
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Fallon then asked if she doesn’t get bothered by being too famous for the cruise.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
3 Mar. 2026
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Take a break from mundane tasks and escape into your own world, where you will not be bothered.—
Lisa Stardust,
Vogue,
2 Mar. 2026
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Just like a stationary pendulum, when nudged, returns to its stationary state, a quantum system, too, when disturbed, returns to its balanced state.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Feb. 2026
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As a Broward resident, I am deeply disturbed by the systematic failure of our state attorney’s offfice to prosecute the exploitation of our most vulnerable citizens.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
16 Feb. 2026
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There was nobody that was inconvenienced.—
Jay King,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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When the affluent, the powerful, the politicians, and the markets were finally inconvenienced.—
Ernesto Burden,
Washington Post,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Disobliged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disobliged. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.
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