hassle
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Anyone switching now shouldn't face the same hassle.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
For first-time guests Ty Birtles and his girlfriend, the security protocol wasn’t really a hassle; it was easy to get in.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
As a lawful permanent resident, or LPR, Lau would typically be let into the country without hassle, deemed “already admitted” rather than “seeking admission.”
From Slate ● Jun. 23, 2026
Renting a property is a hassle, and, yes, it can be expensive.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 9, 2026
“Just a hassle with another inmate, CO,” he said.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
To avoid transportation hassles around the city, they also rented two double-decker tour buses to ferry guests from the ceremony to the reception.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 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
Some AI hyperscalers already are building their own power plants to avoid the permitting hassles of grid connection.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 26, 2026
The struggle and hassles of Harlem were not what he wanted to bring home with him.
From "145th Street: Short Stories" by Walter Dean Myers
When BBC Scotland News visited, two workmen painting road markings said they had been "hassled" by locals while going about their jobs.
From BBC ● Mar. 1, 2026
Despite his well-known opposition to the ballot measure, no one hassled him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 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
Twice Bull had hassled with Brannon in their F-8’s, and twice he had come away believing that Brannon was either an incompetent fighter pilot or a coward.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
Su’s buyers, who include many of America’s biggest retailers, have largely stopped hassling him to shift more production from China, in part because they recognize the efficiency of Chinese manufacturing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 9, 2025
“But he’d much rather be on set every day, meeting actors, hassling the marketing team, dealing with the studio. He just loves the job. His passion for it seems kind of endless.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2025
A few months ago, it would have been hard to fathom federal authorities hassling Tesla over pretty much anything.
From Slate ● Jun. 24, 2025
Callflex Corporation is hired to recover the money - and if the customer misses a payment the company starts hassling them, and then their contacts.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2023
REELTOK: The mayor and his police force, who should be finding whoever's behind the swastikas instead of hassling an innocent blogger.
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
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