| Leave alone | USA Today | 18 Oct 2025 | 
          
            | Leave alone | USA Today | 23 Sep 2025 | 
          
            | Leave alone | Eugene Sheffer | 05 Sep 2025 | 
          
            | Not disturb | Universal | 15 Jun 2025 | 
          
            | Leave alone | New York Times | 18 May 2025 | 
          
            | Didn't bother | LA Times Daily | 29 Jan 2025 | 
          
            | Do not disturb | LA Times Daily | 29 Dec 2024 | 
          
            | Leave alone, like all but one letter in a word ladder step | Wall Street Journal | 06 Nov 2024 | 
          
            | Leave undisturbed | New York Times | 06 Nov 2024 | 
          
            | Didn't bother | Wall Street Journal | 26 Oct 2024 | 
          
            | Don't bother | USA Today | 30 Sep 2024 | 
          
            | Leave alone | The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | 15 Jun 2024 | 
          
            | Leave undisturbed | Universal | 07 Jun 2024 | 
          
            | Leave alone (2 wds.) |  |  | 
          
            | Leave alone | Newsday | 29 Apr 2024 | 
          
            | Leave alone | LA Times Daily | 06 Nov 2023 | 
          
            | Do not disturb | LA Times Daily | 11 Oct 2023 | 
          
            | Resisted the urge to alter | New York Times | 05 Oct 2023 | 
          
            | Not bother | Wall Street Journal | 22 Aug 2023 | 
          
            | Not futz with | Wall Street Journal | 18 Jul 2023 | 
          
            | Leave alone | LA Times Daily | 05 Jul 2023 | 
          
            | Leave alone | New York Times | 04 Jul 2023 | 
          
            | Don't bother | Newsday | 19 May 2023 | 
          
            | Leave undisturbed | Newsday | 05 Mar 2023 | 
          
            | Not bother | Universal | 26 Feb 2023 | 
          
            | Do not disturb | Newsday | 12 Feb 2023 | 
          
            | Leave alone | Newsday | 03 Jan 2023 | 
          
            | Leave alone | USA Today | 08 Nov 2022 | 
          
            | Leave alone | USA Today | 02 Sep 2022 | 
          
            | Give some space | LA Times Daily | 31 Jul 2022 | 
          
            | Leave alone | New York Times | 23 Jun 2022 | 
          
            | Leave alone | Universal | 14 May 2022 | 
          
            | Not touch | The Washington Post | 30 Apr 2022 | 
          
            | Not touch | LA Times Daily | 30 Apr 2022 | 
          
            | Do not disturb | Newsday | 15 Aug 2021 | 
          
            | Don't disturb | LA Times Daily | 09 Aug 2021 | 
          
            | Don't disturb | The Washington Post | 09 Aug 2021 | 
          
            | Not touch | Wall Street Journal | 05 May 2021 | 
          
            | Not bother | Thomas Joseph | 01 May 2021 | 
          
            | Do not disturb | The Washington Post | 08 Feb 2021 | 
          
            | Do not disturb | LA Times Daily | 08 Feb 2021 | 
          
            | Leave alone | USA Today | 14 Jan 2021 | 
          
            | Leave alone | New York Times | 29 Oct 2020 | 
          
            | Not touch | LA Times Daily | 02 Oct 2020 | 
          
            | Opposite of bother | New York Times | 02 Oct 2020 | 
          
            | Not touch | The Washington Post | 02 Oct 2020 | 
          
            | Leave alone | Universal | 24 Sep 2020 | 
          
            | Not disturbed | Wall Street Journal | 18 Sep 2020 | 
          
            | Not disturb | Universal | 12 Sep 2020 | 
          
            | Not interfere with | New York Times | 06 Sep 2020 | 
          
            | Leave undisturbed | The Washington Post Sunday | 28 Jun 2020 | 
          
            | Don't disturb | USA Today | 02 Jun 2020 | 
          
            | Leave alone | The Washington Post | 29 Dec 2019 | 
          
            | Not interfere with | Universal | 21 Apr 2019 | 
          
            | Didn't get in the way of | The Washington Post | 09 Feb 2019 | 
          
            | Didn't get in the way of | LA Times Daily | 09 Feb 2019 | 
          
            | Leave alone | The Washington Post Sunday | 20 Jan 2019 | 
          
            | Not disturb: 2 wds. |  |  | 
          
            | Do not disturb |  |  | 
          
            | Leave alone |  |  | 
          
            | Not interfere with |  |  | 
          
            | Didn't get in the way of |  |  | 
          
            | Refuse to interfere with | The Chronicle of Higher Education | 07 Dec 2018 | 
          
            | Don't bother | The Washington Post Sunday | 02 Sep 2018 | 
          
            | Don't bother | LA Times Daily | 31 May 2018 | 
          
            | Don't bother | The Washington Post | 31 May 2018 | 
          
            | Refrain from bothering: 2 wds. |  |  | 
          
            | Not interfere with | Wall Street Journal | 14 Apr 2018 | 
          
            | Not interfere with |  |  | 
          
            | Refuse to interfere with |  |  | 
          
            | Don't bother |  |  | 
          
            | Don't disturb |  |  | 
          
            | Don't disturb | Premier Sunday | 12 Nov 2017 | 
          
            | Not bother | Wall Street Journal | 08 Nov 2017 | 
          
            | (To) not disturb: 2 wds. |  |  | 
          
            | Leave undisturbed | USA Today | 23 Feb 2017 | 
          
            | Don't disturb | Newsday | 05 Feb 2017 | 
          
            | Give some space to | The Washington Post | 01 Feb 2017 | 
          
            | Refrain from disturbing | Wall Street Journal | 25 Nov 2016 | 
          
            | Choose not to disturb | The Washington Post | 18 Apr 2016 | 
          
            | Did not bother | USA Today | 12 Apr 2016 | 
          
            | Don't bother | New York Times | 28 Feb 2016 | 
          
            | Not disturb | New York Times | 21 Jan 2016 | 
          
            | Not disturb |  |  | 
          
            | Leave alone | Jonesin | 29 Dec 2015 | 
          
            | Don't disturb | LA Times Daily | 10 Oct 2015 | 
          
            | Don't bother | Newsday | 24 Jul 2015 | 
          
            | Don't disturb |  |  | 
          
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            | Leave alone |  |  | 
          
            | Don't bother |  |  | 
          
            | Not bother |  |  | 
          
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            | Don't bother with |  |  | 
          
            | Leave alone |  |  | 
          
            | Do not disturb |  |  | 
          
            | Not bother |  |  | 
          
            | Do not disturb |  |  | 
          
            | Ignored |  |  | 
          
            | Leave undisturbed |  |  | 
          
            | Not interfere with |  |  | 
          
            | Leave alone |  |  | 
          
            | Leave alone |  |  | 
          
            | Decide not to interfere with |  |  | 
          
            | Stop bugging |  |  | 
          
            | Leave alone |  |  | 
          
            | Don't bother |  |  | 
          
            | Leave |  |  | 
          
            | Ignore |  |  | 
          
            | Leave alone |  |  | 
          
            | Do not disturb |  |  | 
          
            | Do not disturb |  |  | 
          
            | Leave alone |  |  | 
          
            | Decide against disturbing |  |  | 
          
            | Leave alone |  |  | 
          
            | Do not disturb |  |  | 
          
            | Leave undisturbed |  |  | 
          
            | Leave alone |  |  | 
          
            | Don't disturb |  |  | 
          
            | Don't bother |  |  | 
          
            | Left alone |  |  | 
          
            | Not touch |  |  | 
          
            | Stop bothering |  |  | 
          
            | Leave alone |  |  | 
          
            | Do not disturb |  |  | 
          
            | Don't disturb |  |  | 
          
            | Left alone |  |  | 
          
            | Not pester |  |  | 
          
            | Do not disturb |  |  | 
          
            | Not bother |  |  | 
          
            | Leave alone |  |  | 
          
            | Not interfere with |  |  | 
          
            | Choose not to disturb |  |  | 
          
            | Leave alone |  |  | 
          
            | Don't interfere with |  |  | 
          
            | Leave alone |  |  | 
          
            | Leave alone |  |  | 
          
            | Do not disturb |  |  | 
          
            | Quit bothering |  |  | 
          
            | Do not disturb |  |  | 
          
            | Leave undisturbed |  |  | 
          
            | Leave undisturbed |  |  | 
          
            | Don't interfere with |  |  | 
          
            | Ignored |  |  | 
          
            | Quit bothering |  |  | 
          
            | Don't mess with |  |  | 
          
            | Not interfere with |  |  | 
          
            | Not interfere with |  |  | 
          
            | Leave in peace |  |  | 
          
            | Decide not to disturb |  |  | 
          
            | Leave in peace |  |  | 
          
            | Don't mess with |  |  | 
          
            | Leave as is |  |  | 
          
            | Leave untouched |  |  | 
          
            | Unmolested |  |  | 
          
            | Not bother |  |  | 
          
            | Leave alone |  |  | 
          
            | Refrain from bothering |  |  | 
          
            | Allow some privacy |  |  | 
          
            | Don't bother |  |  | 
          
            | Leave undisturbed |  |  | 
          
            | Leave intact |  |  | 
          
            | Leave untouched. |  |  | 
          
            | Have nothing to do with. |  |  | 
          
            | Refrain from bothering. |  |  |