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  • present participle of harass.

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Gen. Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, dismissed the attacks by Iran on ships in the Strait of Hormuz this week as “low harassing fire.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

Joint Chiefs Chair General Dan Caine called the strikes “more low harassing fire right now” while Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said that Iran hasn’t violated the cease-fire deal.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

Central Command said it used Apache helicopters to sink the Iranian speedboats that were harassing traffic in the strait.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

Last November, Linehan was convicted of criminal damage, but was cleared of harassing Sophia Brooks on social media.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

A male coworker was harassing her, and she later told close friends that she had to fend off Fabyan, too.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield




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