harassment
Example Sentences
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The internal grievance investigation concluded that she had experienced harassment but found that it did not amount to unlawful discrimination.
From BBC
Lai was kept in solitary confinement at his own request to avoid harassment, prosecutors said.
From Barron's
According to critics, this symbiosis creates a scientific veneer for state violence, allowing law enforcement to brand old tactics of containment and harassment as “precise” and “data-driven.”
From Salon
Others to be removed included a man who expressed his anger against psychiatrists, and several people whose loved ones suffered from social media addiction or harassment.
From Barron's
Wilson-Youngblood is also featured in “The Librarians,” recounting her story of trying to fend off an all-out war of harassment and censorship aimed at the library staff in her district.
From Salon
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