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harass

[huh-ras, har-uhs] / həˈræs, ˈhær əs /


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Billionaires like New York Knicks owner James L. Dolan reportedly use spying tech to harass people who criticize them.

From Salon Aug. 14, 2026

District Court Judge Patrick Schiltz quashed the “unlawful” subpoenas, ruling that “overwhelming evidence” suggested they “were not issued to investigate, but to harass, coerce, and retaliate.”

From Slate Jun. 22, 2026

"Why are these people coming here to harass us?"

From Barron's Jun. 17, 2026

In recent weeks, Hezbollah has increasingly relied on fiber-optic drones — which are both low-cost and impervious to jamming — to harass Israeli positions.

From Los Angeles Times May 26, 2026

In their open-cockpit Po-2s, their number one job would be to harass the enemy.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

The backbencher's bill will introduce harsher sentences for someone who deliberately harasses, alarms, or distresses someone in a public place, and increasing the maximum sentences from six months to two years.

From BBC Dec. 9, 2022

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

Bugs Bunny finds himself tangled up with a snobby opera singer who repeatedly harasses him for singing and performing too loudly as the divo attempts to rehearse.

From Los Angeles Times May 31, 2022

Mr. West harasses Mr. Davidson on social media.

From New York Times Feb. 15, 2022

The artillery is what harasses the men most.

From Tommy Atkins at War As Told in His Own Letters by James Alexander Kilpatrick

In 2025, the company sought and was denied a temporary restraining order against one resident it claimed harassed lot workers and blocked Waymos from entering the site.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

The Liuzzo family was harassed for their mother’s activism even after her death, but the event galvanized activists all over the country, becoming one impetus for Congress to finally pass the landmark 1965 legislation.

From Slate Jul. 27, 2026

A Chilean rescue group that made it into Venezuela, the paper said, has been “repeatedly” harassed by authorities for “documentation on suspicion that they were spies.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 5, 2026

In the indictment, the government alleges that protesters blocked ICE facilities and surveilled and harassed government employees while communicating in a Signal group chat, which they say was used to identify government vehicles.

From Salon Jun. 23, 2026

My grandmother never got harassed when she walked around our neighborhood in her head scarf during the mid-nineties.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi

When she’s youthful, Sophie catches the eye of a handsome, richly dressed stranger who gallantly escorts her away from two men harassing her on the street.

From Salon Aug. 4, 2026

This came amid reports of demonstrators stopping and harassing some motorists.

From BBC May 18, 2026

Gen. Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, dismissed the attacks by Iran on ships in the Strait of Hormuz this week as “low harassing fire.”

From The Wall Street Journal May 9, 2026

But both Caine and Hegseth downplayed those hostilities, with the general describing it as "low harassing fire" and the Pentagon chief saying that "right now, the ceasefire certainly holds."

From Barron's May 5, 2026

“And, Mr. Hobert,” the principal says to Stephen, “it sounds like you’ve been harassing younger students at this school. You will serve detention and community service for one week. We do not tolerate hateful language.”

From "Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish" by Pablo Cartaya




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