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Exactly why his ankle has bothered him this long is unclear — “We’re looking more into why maybe it’s not going away,” he said — but Roberts confirmed that surgery never was an option.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2025

He went on to say that "not a single Western journalist has bothered to interview" Vladimir Putin.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2024

But then the Seahawks lost right tackle Abraham Lucas to sore knee that has bothered him for a while, and left tackle Charles Cross to a sprained toe.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 10, 2023

NOTES: G Alijah Vera-Tucker is day to day with an ankle injury that has bothered him for several days, Saleh said.

From Washington Times • Aug. 15, 2023

This is the question that has bothered him all night.

From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly