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Discover LudwigThe phrase "bane for" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English.
It means something or someone that is a constant annoyance or source of trouble. Examples: 1. "Technology can be a boon for some, but a bane for others who struggle to keep up with its rapid advancements." 2. "Her loud neighbors were a bane for her, constantly disrupting her peace and quiet." 3. "The lack of affordable housing has been a bane for low-income families in this city." 4. "Everyone thought the new manager would be a bane for the team, but she actually brought about positive changes." 5. "For many, social media has become a bane, causing them to constantly compare their lives to others and feel inadequate."
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Bribery in foreign business operations has become a bane for many global corporations.
Was Vogue's sartorial endorsement a boost or bane for her campaign?
The country's vegetarianism is a bane for both her people and her cattle.
Often mowed and doused with herbicides, power transmission lines have long been a bane for environmentalists.
The geography that defines Pakistan's security worries has also been a bane for the United States.
The country's reliance on imported oil, for example, has been its bane for decades.
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There are electric railways (S-baner) for commuters and a network of city bus lines.
The bane of language, for Ashbery as for Flaubert, is the "received idea" — the idea everyone mouths and takes for granted.
We've been reading articles in the press about information overload being the bane of productivity for almost twenty years.
If not, clan warlords, the bane of Somalia for decades, may again come to the fore, with support trickling back to the Shabab.
It also became the bane of existence for my client, Kelly.
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