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Noun (1)
regarding the new laborsaving machinery as a bane, the 19th-century Luddites went about destroying it in protest
a plant that is believed to be the bane of the wolf
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True Tamplin, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
There was a time when the Mojito was the bane of bartenders back in the early aughts when the drink was popular but the craft cocktail movement hadn’t really found its sea legs yet.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 11 July 2025
Europe’s quirks The bane of many in Europe has been the continent’s relatively weak public markets.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 17 June 2025
The incredibly convoluted and varied minimum bag limits across different airlines have been the bane of low-cost European travel since carry-on charges were first introduced in 2005 by the now-defunct Flybe airline.
—Duncan Madden, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
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Noun
Be More Aggressive About Debt Elimination While not all debt is bad, high-interest ones, such as credit cards, personal loans, or payday loans, can be the bane of your wealth building and retirement planning efforts.
—True Tamplin, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
There was a time when the Mojito was the bane of bartenders back in the early aughts when the drink was popular but the craft cocktail movement hadn’t really found its sea legs yet.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 11 July 2025
Europe’s quirks The bane of many in Europe has been the continent’s relatively weak public markets.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 17 June 2025
The incredibly convoluted and varied minimum bag limits across different airlines have been the bane of low-cost European travel since carry-on charges were first introduced in 2005 by the now-defunct Flybe airline.
—Duncan Madden, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
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“Bane.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bane. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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