accosted
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The trial heard how Botezatu was accosted after he left Latin American restaurant Amazonico.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
On Tuesday, the 63-year-old doctor of engineering was accosted as she walked through Mexico City.
From Barron's ● Nov. 7, 2025
"I cannot move out of my house without being accosted and challenged by the police and driving me back home," Lungu told the BBC in May 2024.
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2025
Among the federal authorities allegedly accosted have been Border Patrol agents.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2025
They had not long separated, when Miss Bingley came towards her, and with an expression of civil disdain accosted her:
From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen
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