tormentor
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The Colorado woman went to the local cops for help; the detective assigned to her case sent warrants to Google and mobile providers, hoping to find the identity of her digital tormentor.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
The tension comes from Odd Henderson, a schoolyard bully and tireless tormentor of Buddy, a character based on the young Capote.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025
Tenor Roy Hage is the amiable Volmar, Hildegard’s confidant in the monastery and baritone David Adam Moore her tormentor abbot.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 7, 2025
Before "Cobra Kai," Daniel LaRusso's tormentor Johnny Lawrence starred in an Internet fantasy pitching him as the real hero of "The Karate Kid."
From Salon • Feb. 13, 2025
The bucking horse trying to throw its tormentor blocked the way towards the village, and so I turned and ran in the opposite direction.
From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya
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