harass
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Guides predicted that untrained drivers would crowd or otherwise harass animals, or play down the importance of the wildlife expertise guides had built over years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
Filmon Eyob, a co-ordinator within Nairobi's Eritrean community, agrees with concerns that the crackdown order will be used as pretext to harass foreigners.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
In California, it’s illegal to hunt, pursue, harass, catch, capture, or kill, according to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
Billionaires like New York Knicks owner James L. Dolan reportedly use spying tech to harass people who criticize them.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
Don’t trouble it, don’t harass them, don’t deprive them of their happiness, don’t work against God’s intent.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
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But an 18-month investigation by the BBC finds it takes over people's lives, separates people from their loved ones and harasses its critics.
From BBC ● Apr. 4, 2023
The Saudi Embassy in Washington, responding to an inquiry by the AP, said, “The notion that the Saudi government — or any of its institutions — harasses its own citizens abroad is preposterous.”
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 1, 2022
Blocking someone who harasses you can seem satisfying and problem-solving, but it may simply turn your problem into someone else’s nightmare.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2022
Youngsoon, who lives with a roommate in a rural area, tells Gamhee about a neighbor’s rooster, who harasses the hens, jumping on their backs and pecking at their necks.
From New York Times ● Jul. 8, 2021
To all this, something is added of the nature and conquest of those deep spiritual temptations, with which Satan harasses those that adhere to the Lord, and who endeavor to be faithful to the end.
From True Christianity by Johann Arndt
"We're all glowing, we're in hi-vis, we had our lights on - we wanted to own the night - and we still got harassed."
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026
“They very rarely get used, but there’s many instances where tenants are being harassed by corporate landlords,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026
Just this June, guests invited to the British ambassador's residence in Moscow for the King's birthday celebrations said they had been harassed by pro-Kremlin activists and state-media journalists, and then questioned by the police.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
Savage is adamant about keeping security focused on serving trans patrons, describing the difficult experience of being harassed by security guards at other clubs if the gender on your ID doesn’t match how you present.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
It kept up a slow fire of indignation and a trembling trouble of grief, which harassed and crushed me altogether.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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Two veteran FBI counterterrorism officials were demoted after investigators determined allegedly harassing calls to a top White House aide’s wife did not warrant further investigation, according to multiple reports.
From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026
The alleged victim, Julie Fadden, 65, said if Woodhouse had been dealt with he might have been stopped before he began harassing Banks and other suspected victims.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
Shapiro said the order follows reports from Pennsylvanians that a flood of developers have been harassing and strong-arming residents.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
“Today’s guilty plea makes clear that harming or harassing our marine wildlife has serious consequences.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
The last visit was fresh in his mind: Mama harassing Olanna, calling her a witch, hooting, and, worst of all, threatening to consult the dibia in the village.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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