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harassment

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


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A jury at Southwark Crown Court found the 43-year-old, real name Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, guilty of two counts of harassment causing fear of violence.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

But she has ramped up her public profile in recent months, launching a series of initiatives, including one to help older foster children and another to tackle online harassment.

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

What followed varied by country: street violence and official harassment in some, expulsion and confiscated property in others.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

Holt told the court that Dirnhuber, the other alleged victim, was scared to be in public after Robinson's alleged harassment.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

And in any case, he would never go back to her, not after everything she did to him, to us—all the harassment, all those late-night phone calls, hang-ups, text messages.

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins

She tells the BBC that walking in the street puts her on the edge, after repeated harassments.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

Between May and November 2022, she added, the number of reported harassments jumped to 14, with no assaults reported.

From Science Magazine ● Apr. 5, 2023

The United States and the European Union called for a free and fair election in separate statements, and raised concerns over reports of harassments and intimidation of the opposition and civil society groups.

From Reuters ● Nov. 20, 2022

"Comments with personally identifiable information, harassments, or other violations will be removed."

From Salon ● Dec. 27, 2021

Perhaps it was only real sympathy excited by the harassments to which her husband, whom she devotedly loved, was incessantly subjected by his public activity, his reputation for wise counsel, and his ever-increasing renown.

From Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume I (of 2) A Biographical and Critical Study Based Mainly on his own Writings by Wiliam Cabell Bruce


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