as in weighs
to cause discomfort to or trouble for
the innkeeper tried to hide how much the request incommoded them
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Staab says each of his bison statues weighs 2,500 pounds, and the tallest of the pair stands at nine and a half feet tall.—
Christa Swanson,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2026 -
Through their Landfill Project, the duo weighs every item purchased or donated, and again at checkout.—
Sandra Barrera,
Daily News,
20 Mar. 2026
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In my experience, challenging conventions and presenting a more candid depiction of what troubles our fighting men and women — and their folks back home — brings you more credibility and appreciation than trying to spray perfume on the horrors of the battlefield.—
Clarence Page,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Mar. 2026
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For Moore, the resident who is leading the charge against the cameras, potential surveillance of the immigrant community is what troubles her the most.—
John Aguilar,
Denver Post,
10 Feb. 2026
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His approach is to look at what bothers that person the most.—
Kaicey Baylor,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2026
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The political rhetoric aimed at ridiculing Canada bothers Johnson.—
Jeanne Bonner,
CNN Money,
16 Mar. 2026
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On-time performance across the entire San Diego trolley system has been boosted by a year-old East County service change that inconveniences a relatively small number of riders.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Dec. 2025
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Removing nodules from the ocean floor disturbs the silty seabed that's home to many organisms, like worms and small crustaceans, the scientists found.—
Lauren Sommer,
NPR,
13 Mar. 2026
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Dethatching disturbs the soil surface, which can trigger dormant weed seeds to sprout.—
Jessica Safavimehr,
Southern Living,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Incommodes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incommodes. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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