accosted
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The trial heard how Botezatu was accosted after he left Latin American restaurant Amazonico.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
According to a police affidavit, Sanchez accosted Perry Tole after the Indiana resident had backed his truck into the loading docks of a downtown Indianapolis hotel.
From Los Angeles Times ● 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
Mrs McCann arrived home first and "was accosted" by Ms Wandelt, who tried to stop her entering her property, while she said Mrs Spragg had been "aggressive".
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2025
“It was only as if one sailor had met a brother sailor, after twenty-five years’ absence,” Adams joked, “and had accosted him, how fare you, Jack?”
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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