pestering
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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
In mitigation, the court heard Hamilton's messages were "pestering" but not "sexual, threatening or obscene".
From BBC ● Apr. 10, 2026
The perception from many is that pestering issues aren’t being addressed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2024
But it still took many, many months of persuasive pestering before Dasch received a new German passport and a ticket back to Germany.
From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple
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