pestered
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As the days went on, the smell worsened, drawing swarms of flies and rats to the neighborhood, where they pestered and sickened locals.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
She pestered him to manage the property for timber production and eventually he relented.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Surely only Williams pestered the woman about it afterwards.
From Salon ● Jan. 7, 2025
There is of course the danger that instead of being pestered for a smartphone, parents will find themselves being pestered for a piece of Barbie merchandise - which may be just as unwelcome.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2024
Mrs. Palmer pecked and pestered and catapulted icy smiles into Hayden’s deepening gloom.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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