officiousness

Definition of officiousnessnext

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interference
Noun
  • Vancouver had a prime chance to force extra time when Vegas defenseman Rasmus Andersson was called for interference with less than two minutes left.
    ABC News, ABC News, 8 Apr. 2026
  • The court in March allowed Range’s unfair competition claim to proceed while dismissing its tortious interference claim, which accused CAA of undermining the firm’s potential recruitment of agency employees who wish to become managers by threatening to cancel the equity of defecting workers.
    Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 8 Apr. 2026
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“Officiousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/officiousness. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.

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