harassed

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Khimberly’s family has filed a lawsuit against the Los Angeles Unified School District, alleging that their daughter had been repeatedly harassed on campus and staff failed to take reports of bullying seriously.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

In a letter, he said he had resigned as Durham Reform's group whip weeks ago and this had led to him being bullied and harassed.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

She further claims she was harassed when she requested time off to attend her brother’s funeral Mass.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 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

I’d been watching Captain Bugloss and he struck me as a nice enough fellow, conscientious and a bit weak and rather harassed by having more to do than he could really cope with.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams