hassle
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Changing prices and wages can be a hassle, or be bound by contracts, so prices can actually be “sticky.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
The bottom line: A significant renovation isn’t always worth the time and hassle.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026
A gymnastics coach by training, Kelly was inspired to start Frosted Faces after she volunteered at local animal shelters and noticed owners turning in elderly pets because they had become too much of a hassle.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
Anyone switching now shouldn't face the same hassle.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
“And you know they’re gonna hassle him about it every time,” he said, shaking his head.
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
Keep me posted on any World Cup-related travel hassles at [email protected].
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
Javier Pérez came with his family for the opener and told the BBC that the excitement now outweighs any hassles experienced up to this point.
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026
It’s not the hassles and aggravation that most people put up with.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 15, 2026
Others said it’s not worth it to dress up, especially given the hassles now often associated with air travel.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 26, 2026
The hall monitor hassles us, but Boy21 remembered to get a pass, so we’re okay.
From "Boy21" by Matthew Quick
Despite his well-known opposition to the ballot measure, no one hassled him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2025
Crowley has typically sidestepped questions about sexism or bullying in her own rise through the ranks, saying she had an intrinsic sense of how to deal with men who hassled her on the job.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 18, 2025
Among Lexie Manion’s memories of her junior year of high school in New Jersey was the experience of being regularly hassled by a school nurse who was trying to weigh her.
From Salon ● Aug. 1, 2024
But he also said he was tired of the Paterson police, of being worried he was going to be arrested or hassled.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 29, 2024
“You already hassled me about the tights this morning, Mira.”
From "When You Reach Me" by Rebecca Stead
They’re complaining on Reddit and store sites, signing petitions to bring back the old formula and hassling customer-service chatbots, Heather Haddon reports this morning for The Wall Street Journal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
A few months ago, it would have been hard to fathom federal authorities hassling Tesla over pretty much anything.
From Slate ● Jun. 24, 2025
I loved his energy and his willingness to run without the ball, hassling City's backline and stretching their defence, but he also showed great quality with it too.
From BBC ● Mar. 10, 2024
Wild animal rehabilitation organizations claim California officials are hassling their operations after decades of cooperation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 2023
“You’re just hassling me because you don’t approve of my lifestyle.”
From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter
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