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nag

[nag] / næg /


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I don’t want to nag, but neither do I want to be a doormat.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 9, 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

Still, in the weeks and months following the decoder experiments, the unsettling implications of the device began to nag at him.

From Salon • Jan. 18, 2024

“You know, taking care of my body more, being more aware. Like whenever there is a nag or something, you’re right on it. That’s made a big difference.”

From Seattle Times • Nov. 9, 2023

I hadn’t wanted Ma and Yvonne to nag me again, about not eating so much lately.

From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore




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