harassment
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Federal rules on debt collection exist to prevent harassment.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
"I have committed neither assault nor violence nor sexual harassment," he insisted.
From Barron's ● Jul. 7, 2026
Homeless folks in Grants Pass—who, by and large, are from Grants Pass—face constant surveillance, threats, and harassment.
From Slate ● Jun. 27, 2026
"Anyone experiencing this kind of harassment is encouraged to seek support."
From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2026
In their combat missions, the open-cockpit Po-2 biplanes flew toward that night’s harassment target one by one, each three minutes behind the next.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
Both have denounced harassments by China towards Philippine vessels conducting the resupply mission.
From Reuters ● Nov. 16, 2023
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
"Comments with personally identifiable information, harassments, or other violations will be removed."
From Salon ● Dec. 27, 2021
“We have heard all the stories … about checkpoints, harassments, difficulties” and are “trying to work through those issues as best we can,” Sherman said at a State Department briefing.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 18, 2021
In allusion to the wonderful tranquillity of mind which Napoleon retained in the midst of all harassments, disasters, and perils, he remarked.
From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, vol 1-98, 1850-1899 None by Harper, Various (magazine)
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