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harass

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


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District Court Judge Patrick Schiltz quashed the “unlawful” subpoenas, ruling that “overwhelming evidence” suggested they “were not issued to investigate, but to harass, coerce, and retaliate.”

From Slate Jun. 22, 2026

"Why are these people coming here to harass us?"

From Barron's Jun. 17, 2026

Otters are a protected species and it is an offence to deliberately or recklessly harass, capture, injure or kill them.

From BBC Apr. 18, 2026

She was also ordered not to harass or attempt to make contact with him in any way.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 1, 2026

"Splendid. Return to Ser Addam and tell him to fall back. He is not to engage the northerners until we arrive, but I want him to harass their flanks and draw them farther south."

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin

“While your right to express your political opinions is protected speech, speech that harasses City employees and disrupts their ability to perform their duties is not protected,” the letter read.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 11, 2026

"There is no place for demonstrations, convoys, or flag-waving on British streets that glorifies terrorism or harasses the Jewish community," she said.

From BBC Oct. 9, 2023

The Saudi Embassy in Washington, responding to an inquiry by the AP, said, “The notion that the Saudi government — or any of its institutions — harasses its own citizens abroad is preposterous.”

From Seattle Times Nov. 1, 2022

Dear Miss Manners: My husband says he is very concerned with good table manners, and he constantly harasses my 8-year-old grandsons on the subject.

From Washington Post Jul. 21, 2021

I daresay she means it kindly, but it harasses me.

From Uncle Max by Carey, Rosa Nouchette

In the indictment, the government alleges that protesters blocked ICE facilities and surveilled and harassed government employees while communicating in a Signal group chat, which they say was used to identify government vehicles.

From Salon Jun. 23, 2026

When Ko Myint spoke out about his experiences with BFW on Facebook last year, he says he got harassed by Min Min Soe Shwe's supporters online.

From BBC Jun. 12, 2026

That came after the Riverside City Council sent Freeman a letter alleging she harassed municipal employees, which she denies.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 11, 2026

The actress plays an outdoors-loving adrenaline junkie harassed by a group of hunters in director Baltasar Kormákur’s spectacular, unsettling film.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 23, 2026

The does, harassed and bony two days before, were beginning to look quite sleek.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams

"I've had boys approach me in person, harassing me and accusing me of texting them, leading them on, or making plans to meet up, alongside conversations I never had," she said.

From BBC Jul. 16, 2026

Gen. Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, dismissed the attacks by Iran on ships in the Strait of Hormuz this week as “low harassing fire.”

From The Wall Street Journal May 9, 2026

But both Caine and Hegseth downplayed those hostilities, with the general describing it as "low harassing fire" and the Pentagon chief saying that "right now, the ceasefire certainly holds."

From Barron's May 5, 2026

“But I spent decades on the other side of this, and if I had been confronted by people running through Scientology buildings and harassing me or staff, it would have pushed me further into Scientology.”

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 28, 2026

They had been harassing King Blaze’s family for years.

From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore




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