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To: Harmless Teddy Bear

3. occupy the thoughts of; worry or perplex.

Thanks, Harmless Teddy Bear! I was unaware of that meaning.

Regards,

105 posted on 10/10/2020 10:34:45 PM PDT by alexander_busek (Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)

To: alexander_busek

It is a sort of obscure meaning. I would not use unless I was trying to sound pretentious. Or talking to a Brit. They use it more often.

113 posted on 10/11/2020 6:43:39 PM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear (And lead us not into hysteria, but deliver us from the handwashers. Amen!)

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