harassed

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Mills told reporters Tuesday he has never sexually harassed his staff, that he’s not under indictment, and that “it was essentially just something where it was a bad breakup.”

From Slate • Apr. 16, 2026

The teen boys said they suffered nightmares, emotional problems and were harassed by other students for their reaction to the film.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

One of Hong Kong’s last independent bookstores, it has been harassed by the government for years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

They admit that two women were harassed, but stressing that such acts are criminal, not cultural.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

I told them how East Lansing harassed us so much that we had to move again, this time two miles out of town, into the country.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey