pester
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There’s a store chain called Five Below that is designed to maximize pester power.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
And I never needed to pester him for stories.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026
It’s also inadequately resourced, thanks to a management that refuses to pay nurses and living wage and, instead, sends its top representative to pester Robby about raising satisfaction scores.
From Salon • Jun. 23, 2025
But eventually a friend encouraged her to "pester" her GP for a scan.
From BBC • Dec. 8, 2024
He paused there, hands on the wet iron railing, looking out across the black water while his dæmon wound herself round his legs, pretending to pester for attention but really watching every movement behind them.
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
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