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Gen. Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, dismissed the attacks by Iran on ships in the Strait of Hormuz this week as “low harassing fire.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

This wave of pressure was sparked after video clips were shared online over a fortnight ago that appeared to show vigilante groups harassing people they believed were in South Africa illegally.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

But both Caine and Hegseth downplayed those hostilities, with the general describing it as "low harassing fire" and the Pentagon chief saying that "right now, the ceasefire certainly holds."

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

However, last year, a Sound Cymru survey of 500 men in Wales showed 30% of respondents considered catcalling, the act of making a threatening or harassing remark at a person publicly, not to be harmful.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

Gum Baby broke off from harassing a cluster of butterflies and ran over as well.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia




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