harry
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Kounde cleared off the line and Garcia tipped Fernandez's near-post drive away as Espanyol continued to harry Flick's side.
From Barron's ● Jan. 3, 2026
Abolitionists made good use of the provision to harry slave traders.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2024
Blackthorne is part of a small fleet commissioned by England to find the mysterious and very wealthy island of Japan, and harry any Catholic forces along the way.
From New York Times ● Feb. 27, 2024
The party has to scrap and harry for every single vote.
From BBC ● May 9, 2021
"You are young. Other wars will come, and you shall do your great deeds. For now, we are commanded to harry the Stony Shore."
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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In the book, she’s a paper-thin virtual idol, whom Wade stalks and harries for attention.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 28, 2018
He hustles and harries various Chelsea defenders in quick succession as they pass the ball out from the back, no doubt knackering himself out in the process.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 12, 2017
Nelson harries the French fleet in the Mediterranean.
From BBC ● Nov. 21, 2014
He harries attacking midfielders, breaks up passes, and clogs space.
From Slate ● Jun. 17, 2014
Their conscience harries them; nothing is more true; and it is the height of unhappiness.
From Voltaire's Philosophical Dictionary by Voltaire
Winfrey was the first TV personality to invite a loyal audience primarily made up of harried women to put themselves and their care first.
From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026
Critical to the show’s success is Chris’s producer, Andie, played by Merritt Wever as the striving, harried yet competent organizer of the operation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
The Welsh actor told The Times in July that playing the harried mayor was “exhausting” in a way that playing Jarvis wasn’t.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
She was presented with her award by actor Richard E Grant, who played the Spice Girls' harried manager Clifford in the 1997 movie Spice World.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
Mr. Waterman bustles in looking merry but harried, like Santa Claus on Christmas Eve just before the big ride.
From "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon
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The hustling and harrying, the scarcely human work-rate, the big-time mentality - it was all key to the win over Rangers.
From BBC ● May 10, 2026
PGE would eventually shutter Trojan after decades of regulatory violations, forced shutdowns, construction flaws, costly repairs and constant harrying from antinuclear activist Lloyd Marbet through the state council.
From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2025
According to a reporter’s intrepid Freedom of Information Act inquiries, enthusiastic pickleball ambassadors are employing the “USA Pickleball tool kit” and harrying local park departments to elbow out their tennis-and-basketball-playing neighbors.
From Slate ● Dec. 7, 2023
Mainz had defended well up to then, frustrating the visitors with persistent harrying and it looked like Lee Jae-sung’s first-half header was going to be enough to win the game.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 27, 2023
Only a few months before, she’d been peeling and stewing the soft food he ate, changing his diapers, cleaning his bedding and pajamas, and harrying his body with moistened towels and Q-tips.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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