harass
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She was also ordered not to harass or attempt to make contact with him in any way.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026
‘This is stressful for my parents’: My siblings harass our mother and father for money.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 19, 2026
“They should not be anonymous. They should be identifiable. And they have to have rules of engagement that don’t allow them to terrorize and intimidate, harass and assault U.S. citizens and other people,” he said.
From Salon • Feb. 2, 2026
The same year, the UN special rapporteur for human rights defenders said the cases against her "appear to reflect an arbitrary use of the legal system to harass and intimidate".
From Barron's • Jan. 25, 2026
She explains that certain creatures are allowed to scare and harass unsuspecting people if they wander someplace generally acknowledged to be spooky—like graveyards, old abandoned mansions, dark caves, and under beds.
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
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The Autobiography of Malcolm X
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