hassle
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The AA has warned some drivers pay up even if they have nothing wrong, just to avoid the hassle.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
But the government saw an opportunity to turn the hassle into something more fun.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
Is this sort of thing worth the hassle?
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
We’ll tell ya, it was a real hassle getting those through the Strait of Hormuz.
From Slate ● Sep. 12, 2026
Sending secret messages from Washington to Riverbank was a logistical hassle and a security headache.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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They include the hassles of fixing a change machine, the reckless drivers he encounters during his pickup-and-delivery service and the endless struggle to find detergent bottles small enough to fit into his vending machine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 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
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
The hall monitor hassles us, but Boy21 remembered to get a pass, so we’re okay.
From "Boy21" by Matthew Quick
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A back three that has looked impressive was hassled to distraction, calm replaced with confusion.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 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
She hassled me about everything, and sometimes I enjoyed provoking her.
From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter
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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
The Committee for the Defense of the Revolution has started hassling Abuela about Mom, but Abuela tells them to be patient, that she’ll only be here a week.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
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