harass
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District Court Judge Patrick Schiltz quashed the “unlawful” subpoenas, ruling that “overwhelming evidence” suggested they “were not issued to investigate, but to harass, coerce, and retaliate.”
From Slate • Jun. 22, 2026
"Why are these people coming here to harass us?"
From Barron's • Jun. 17, 2026
It is a criminal offence in the UK to harass somebody on the street because of their sex.
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026
But the Revolutionary Guard still has large numbers of ships designed to harass vessels in the confined waterways of the Persian Gulf and the strait, which at its narrowest is only about 20 miles wide.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
"Splendid. Return to Ser Addam and tell him to fall back. He is not to engage the northerners until we arrive, but I want him to harass their flanks and draw them farther south."
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
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The Autobiography of Malcolm X
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