harassed

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Employees are regularly harassed by customers, the 66-year-old said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

Mills told reporters Tuesday he has never sexually harassed his staff, that he’s not under indictment, and that “it was essentially just something where it was a bad breakup.”

From Slate • Apr. 16, 2026

One of Hong Kong’s last independent bookstores, it has been harassed by the government for years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

“A hostile work environment under Title VII is one where we are being harassed so severely or pervasively as to alter our conditions of employment,” the letter said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

In a few moments, the harassed face of the Mellower appeared.

From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer