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harassment

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


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The legislation would allow people in these fields to keep their home address secret, a provision resulting from harassment and death threats many have received for offering perfectly legal services to immigrants.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026

It keeps a detachment of soldiers on board despite frequent harassment by Chinese ships.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

It is clear that this is absolute harassment in order to get Disney to capitulate.

From Slate • Jun. 2, 2026

Now he would risk only one or two orchards at most, for fear of RSF harassment.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

Yet it was a reminder of what relentless harassment and exclusion could, in some cases, produce.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz




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