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hassle

[has-uhl] / ˈhæs əl /




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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

But it’s a hassle that seniors and their families shouldn’t have to navigate at a vulnerable time, some experts say.

From Barron's Jun. 11, 2026

“You boys will regret it if you move any farther up the ranks. Trust me. It’s just more hassle and higher tuitions.”

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

Well-heeled travelers are splurging to avoid hordes and hassles inside the airport.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

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

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

The allegations led to Alexander being kicked out of the department, and he said that he continued to get hassled whenever he visited his mother.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 4, 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

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

A Southern sea otter, nicknamed Otter 841, has been hassling surfers at Santa Cruz, California's Steamer Lane all summer.

From DOGO News Aug. 25, 2023

As soon as I get to the street two boys I ain’t never seen before start hassling me.

From "The Skin I'm In" by Sharon G. Flake




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