as in bothers
to thrust oneself upon (another) without invitation
one resident pestered the condo board about every little thing
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Why ban books, Postman asked, if no one bothers to read them?—
Time,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025 -
What bothers her most is how the refusal seemed to change her brother’s behavior.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
10 Sep. 2025
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The water is perfectly clear — until someone brushes the side of the cave or disturbs the soft bottom, sending fine silt particles billowing into the beam of a headlamp.—
Jennifer Walker,
CNN Money,
18 Aug. 2025
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“Pesters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pesters. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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