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harass

[huh-ras, har-uhs] / həˈræs, ˈhær əs /


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But “it’s not OK to harass someone,” he added, and “disrupting the business of the university is problematic.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 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

Billionaires like New York Knicks owner James L. Dolan reportedly use spying tech to harass people who criticize them.

From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026

The Greeks had the advantage in force but the Persians could block their passage, harass them or leave them bereft of food.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026

Some said that picketing had become “little less than criminal” and called it the most outrageous of the “foolish, childish methods you have used trying to harass our overburdened president.”

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling

"There is no place for demonstrations, convoys, or flag-waving on British streets that glorifies terrorism or harasses the Jewish community," she said.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2023

The 36-year-old Walters said Wednesday that he envisions putting together a program that scores in bunches, stops the run and routinely harasses opposing quarterbacks.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 14, 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

Mr. West harasses Mr. Davidson on social media.

From New York Times ● Feb. 15, 2022

At his command this corps harasses the state at will.

From Peggy Owen and Liberty by Lucy Foster Madison

When she is out and about in public, she says she is regularly harassed because of them.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

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

After his act of heroism, Blackwell was harassed, a $10,000 bounty was put on his head, and he was charged with violating the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling

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

Baldoni denied harassing Lively or orchestrating a smear campaign against her.

From BBC ● Aug. 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

In the early evening, protesters trickle in, shouting slogans and harassing drivers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026

For six months, the 586th Regiment had been defending strategic positions in their dangerous solo Yak fighters and the 588th Regiment had been harassing German troops with bombs dropped from their flimsy Po-2s.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein




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