take the trouble
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"I am very grateful to each and every one of the people who take the trouble to make a meme about me," he told news programme Hoy.
From BBC ● Mar. 25, 2023
One indication of our complacency: Even in a bad influenza season, close to half of American adults won’t take the trouble to get a flu shot.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 2022
Apparently, they didn’t know—or didn’t take the trouble to find out—that a high-resolution drone had identified these people as civilians.
From Slate ● Nov. 15, 2021
It seems so eager to show everyone that it is "balanced" that it cannot even take the trouble to thoroughly read a document.
From Salon ● Jun. 21, 2021
“But how,” said I, “can it have remained so long undiscovered, when there is a sure index to it if men will but take the trouble to look?”
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
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