harassment
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An internal investigation released late Thursday found former Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer allowed harassment of staffers, had an inappropriate relationship with a security aide and used government funds for personal travel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
“The continued contact and ongoing harassment by Mike Matson must stop,” wrote the person, who declined to confirm their identity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
Her activism was not without a backlash - from both men and women - and harassment that could be as vulgar as it was intimidating.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
She’s the centerpiece of “9 to 5,” a movie about unionization and pushing back against workplace sexual harassment.
From Salon ● Aug. 27, 2026
At a time when every fiber of their being cries out for sleep and food, they press forward over muddy, rutted roads, enduring rain and chill and the constant harassment of Union cavalry.
From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly
Between May and November 2022, she added, the number of reported harassments jumped to 14, with no assaults reported.
From Science Magazine ● Apr. 5, 2023
The United States and the European Union called for a free and fair election in separate statements, and raised concerns over reports of harassments and intimidation of the opposition and civil society groups.
From Reuters ● Nov. 20, 2022
"Comments with personally identifiable information, harassments, or other violations will be removed."
From Salon ● Dec. 27, 2021
“We have heard all the stories … about checkpoints, harassments, difficulties” and are “trying to work through those issues as best we can,” Sherman said at a State Department briefing.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 18, 2021
But it was small beside her relief that her employer seemed to have won through his besetting harassments and, his pleasant, winning self again, was once more earnestly devoting himself to his affairs.
From The Fate of Felix Brand by Florence Finch Kelly
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