nagging

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Nagging injuries to a knee and lower back have lingered and he’s had some bad luck, but he’s still got a .243/.339/.336 slash line with six homers and 42 RBI.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 6, 2022

Nagging injuries have derailed a career once headed for all-time status.

From Washington Post • Jul. 21, 2022

Nagging injuries became chronic ones, because the cadets still had to attend to their military duties, go to class and the library while participating in their sport.

From New York Times • Dec. 10, 2021

Nagging, resistance, and conflict is not what either of you needs right now, especially if it might sour her on an educational experience that sounds like, all things considered, is going pretty well.

From Slate • Mar. 18, 2021

Nagging, no matter by whom, is just domestic busy-bodying, growing out of the failure to respect the personality of another and out of the vacuity of one's own life.

From Child Versus Parent Some Chapters on the Irrepressible Conflict in the Home by Wise, Stephen