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
Now Spirit is gone, robbing us all of the airline likeliest to pester United, Delta, and American into lowering their prices more quickly once fuel prices go down.
From Slate ● May 12, 2026
Ham-handed police officers pester Janey for details: Why did she touch Samantha’s dress?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 2026
"They are predators and their main prey are insects, many of which eat our crops and pester our livestock," its website suggests.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2023
“He’ll see me at supper, and then he’ll pester me all night!”
From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles
Her stress multiplies when an unknown stranger pesters her with secret air-dropped phone messages, anonymous texts that can only be sent within a 50-foot range.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 11, 2025
He described Mr Amro as an "anarchist who frequently pesters IDF soldiers in Hebron".
From BBC ● Feb. 14, 2023
On their way to Bill and Frank’s, Ellie pesters Joel with questions about the pandemic, and he explains to her — and to us — more about what happened.
From New York Times ● Jan. 29, 2023
If she pesters your husband, that’s his problem.
From Slate ● May 29, 2020
This information comes in handy when he pesters me to finish my vegetables.
From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller
Snead said he pestered Berry “probably jokingly at first,” before talks became more serious before and after the NFL draft in late April.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2026
He pestered his parents and friends about the risks of AI.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026
Surely only Williams pestered the woman about it afterwards.
From Salon ● Jan. 7, 2025
As we explored, I pestered Endro for the names of the trees we passed.
From National Geographic ● Jan. 23, 2024
Other kids pestered me: “Put her on the Hot Seat!”
From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli
Worn down by pestering, our parents relented and allowed ginger ale at Sunday dinner.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Become a real nuisance and tech boosters will eventually give up, handing the future back to the pestering, teeming masses.
From Salon ● Apr. 13, 2026
She added: "Your constant pestering, badgering and, eventually, attendance at their home address on a dark evening in December was unwarranted."
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2025
As she waits for her fiancé, who is delayed by inclement weather, to arrive, her guests buzz around her like candy-colored flies, pestering her.
From New York Times ● May 30, 2024
Newsies flock around, shoving voice-trumpets in my face and pestering me with questions about Amber and my opinion about the queen's selection of the favorite.
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
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