harass
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Guides predicted that untrained drivers would crowd or otherwise harass animals, or play down the importance of the wildlife expertise guides had built over years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
Filmon Eyob, a co-ordinator within Nairobi's Eritrean community, agrees with concerns that the crackdown order will be used as pretext to harass foreigners.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
In California, it’s illegal to hunt, pursue, harass, catch, capture, or kill, according to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
Billionaires like New York Knicks owner James L. Dolan reportedly use spying tech to harass people who criticize them.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
“Especially girls, dude!” he added, just to harass me.
From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely
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The backbencher's bill will introduce harsher sentences for someone who deliberately harasses, alarms, or distresses someone in a public place, and increasing the maximum sentences from six months to two years.
From BBC ● Dec. 9, 2022
The Saudi Embassy in Washington, responding to an inquiry by the AP, said, “The notion that the Saudi government — or any of its institutions — harasses its own citizens abroad is preposterous.”
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 1, 2022
Bugs Bunny finds himself tangled up with a snobby opera singer who repeatedly harasses him for singing and performing too loudly as the divo attempts to rehearse.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2022
Youngsoon, who lives with a roommate in a rural area, tells Gamhee about a neighbor’s rooster, who harasses the hens, jumping on their backs and pecking at their necks.
From New York Times ● Jul. 8, 2021
It no longer hinders or harasses the spirit.
From Epistle Sermons, Vol. III Trinity Sunday to Advent by Martin Luther
Additionally, McVay went to his usual bag of tricks, abandoning a successful running attack in favor of a tired and rusty Matt Stafford passing incessantly, being harassed and ineffective.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
"We have not been harmed or harassed, but there is a general feeling of anxiety. That's natural during wartime," he told AFP at Kuwait City's gold market.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
The Liuzzo family was harassed for their mother’s activism even after her death, but the event galvanized activists all over the country, becoming one impetus for Congress to finally pass the landmark 1965 legislation.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
A Chilean rescue group that made it into Venezuela, the paper said, has been “repeatedly” harassed by authorities for “documentation on suspicion that they were spies.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026
It turned out she wasn’t the only gay kid at school, and she was never harassed or teased—but she found she didn’t know how to be affectionate with friends.
From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway
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Two veteran FBI counterterrorism officials were demoted after investigators determined allegedly harassing calls to a top White House aide’s wife did not warrant further investigation, according to multiple reports.
From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026
“Today’s guilty plea makes clear that harming or harassing our marine wildlife has serious consequences.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
A 63-year-old man has been found guilty of harassing the Labour MP for Walthamstow after preventing her from leaving a Tube carriage and behaving in an "abusive and aggressive" manner.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
But against Spain, he took part in his side’s relentless harassing of a technically superior team as it racked up a World Cup final record of 26 fouls.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
The pack kept harassing the sleepy beast, barking and snarling, but with no intention of killing it.
From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George
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