hassle
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But the government saw an opportunity to turn the hassle into something more fun.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
We’ll tell ya, it was a real hassle getting those through the Strait of Hormuz.
From Slate ● Sep. 12, 2026
What may seem like an administrative hassle for a native-born American could seem like the start of catastrophe to an immigrant.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
While you know it could save hundreds of pounds, you might be wondering if it's worth the hassle.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
And she said, “Please, Christopher. Don’t give me any hassle right now, OK?”
From "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon
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And that’s an important warning for all investors — including the vast numbers who don’t want to take on the risks and hassles of actually gambling.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026
Pricey options to escape airport hordes and hassles are multiplying as affluent travelers seek more comfort and less friction without shelling out for a private jet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
Those hassles include questions about issues like gift-tax reporting and the potential for account growth to be taxable in certain states.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 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
Zita applied for a visa immediately and after many weeks of hassles and bureaucratic processing, she arrived in Los Angeles.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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The company in March as part of a settlement admitted it had violated federal labor law when it hassled employees and agreed to pay $50,000 to the fired worker.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
They chased every ball, hassled the Lyon defence, and at every opportunity looked to play Olivia Smith, Caitlin Foord and Stina Blackstenius into space.
From BBC ● Apr. 26, 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
She had also begun helping my mother around the salon, refusing payment, and had hassled the editor of the Lily Press to run Gabriel’s photo on the front page until he was found.
From "Where Things Come Back" by John Corey Whaley
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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
“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
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
Could he really have been seeing her all this time, telling me that she was hassling him, harassing him, when in reality they were making plans to meet up, to sneak around behind my back?
From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins
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