harass
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It is a criminal offence in the UK to harass somebody on the street because of their sex.
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026
A federal judge last week threw out a pair of subpoenas, ruling they were improper and designed to harass the Fed chair.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026
In the complaint, Seitz alleged that Austin, Hernandez and a third man began to bother and harass him outside after the bar closed, “including by repeatedly reaching for the sunglasses resting on” his head.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026
In its annual threat assessment last year, the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation said "multiple foreign regimes" attempt to monitor, harass and intimidate Australians and Australian residents.
From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026
"Splendid. Return to Ser Addam and tell him to fall back. He is not to engage the northerners until we arrive, but I want him to harass their flanks and draw them farther south."
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
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The Autobiography of Malcolm X
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