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Not only that, but none of Verstappen's rivals were bothering to engage in the usual testing cliches, about how it's impossible to judge where everyone is.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2024

Korda broke Medvedev — who said afterward his right wrist and forearm were bothering him — the first time he served in each set.

From Washington Post • Jan. 19, 2023

And still in middle school she came to me and said, ‘I want Hannah Montana’s nose,’ and things like, kids were bothering them because they thought they were ugly.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 15, 2021

“If things were bothering him, I never knew about that and I wish that he would have spent time telling me what was bothering him,” Buss said.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 14, 2020

Leo shooed them away as if they were bothering him.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan