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harp on

VERB
repeat
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The former computer contractor for Jet Propulsion Laboratory tries not to harp on what would have happened if they’d kept sleeping.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2025

Stewart continued to harp on a message he'd shared earlier the week, encouraging his fans not to despair.

From Salon • Nov. 9, 2024

No use continuing to harp on something outrageous when one’s outrage falls straight into the void.

From Slate • May 13, 2023

“We speak on it and harp on it a lot with the interior guys, you know, like, ‘Is Chris getting double-teamed?’”

From Seattle Times • Feb. 8, 2023

He wore a black velvet doublet and carried the Saxon harp on his back.

From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli




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