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harass

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


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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

"Actions by those who carried out this horrific act of terror meant to intimidate and harass this family are disgusting," Huckabee wrote on X on Thursday.

From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 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

“Go ahead as rapidly as possible with the commercial development, for I am afraid that the General Electric Company and others will be entering the field and harass our progress.”

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

In a Facebook post, the Museum said these images were a "dangerous distortion" which "disrespects victims and harasses their memory".

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2025

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

Blocking someone who harasses you can seem satisfying and problem-solving, but it may simply turn your problem into someone else’s nightmare.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2022

Mr. West harasses Mr. Davidson on social media.

From New York Times ● Feb. 15, 2022

But there are two ways of doing these things: one, which gives the men no more trouble than is absolutely unavoidable; the other, which harasses and justly provokes them.

From The Lieutenant and Commander Being Autobigraphical Sketches of His Own Career, from Fragments of Voyages and Travels by Basil Hall

In Scotland, another employment tribunal found, in December 2025, that a nurse, Sandie Peggie, had been harassed by NHS Fife over its interpretation of rules on single sex spaces.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 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

In the waters off Subic Bay, local fishermen like Ryan Jacinto, who are frequently harassed by Chinese vessels out at sea, say they feel safer when U.S. ships are around.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

In his spare time, Louie crashed society weddings, worked as a movie extra, and harassed his housemates with practical jokes, replacing their deviled ham with cat food and milk with milk of magnesia.

From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand

Mazariegos said homeless prevention starts with enforcing a “huge list” of the city’s tenant rights laws, including rent control and prohibitions against landlords harassing tenants.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

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

He was arrested and pleaded guilty to harassing Banks, who he claimed to have become fixated on as a result of internal Labour Party fall-outs while suffering from severe mental health problems.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

Shapiro said the order follows reports from Pennsylvanians that a flood of developers have been harassing and strong-arming residents.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026

They had been harassing King Blaze’s family for years.

From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore


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