badgered

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Later headlines would say that Solanas believed Warhol “controlled her life” and that he had “legal claim” over her self-published writing, which she frequently badgered him to read.

From Salon • Apr. 29, 2026

When Stolz was just 11 years old in Wisconsin, he badgered his then-coach, Jeff Brand, into letting him tag along in an “ice marathon” workout—100 laps and 40,000 meters, or just shy of 25 miles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026

For months, Meta’s algorithm badgered me to buy a little piece of plastic mounted on a magnet.

From Slate • Sep. 5, 2025

“We talk about it all the time, but it’s really so cruel and so bad for someone’s mental health, just to keep getting badgered all the time.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 1, 2023

Mom felt that Grandma Smith nagged and badgered, setting rules and punishments for breaking the rules.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls