nag
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I don’t want to nag, but neither do I want to be a doormat.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 9, 2025
A few doubts nag him, such as: what are he and his team accomplishing by sorting random numbers?
From Salon • Mar. 22, 2025
"Richard was incredibly keen on transplants and he used to nag me, 'what do you want to do?' and I was a bit wishy washy about it and wouldn't really answer."
From BBC • Sep. 18, 2024
For all that he did this season, the Mariners’ failure to reach to the postseason and his own inconsistencies will nag at him all offseason and motivate him through workouts.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 20, 2023
Sometimes, I wondered how my son could be with a woman and then come home and nag his sister so miserably.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
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