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harping on

VERB
repeat
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"They are harping on about getting more disabled people in employment," she said.

From BBC Oct. 26, 2025

You can lose your fan base who might be influenced by your work by harping on them too much.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 12, 2025

Kavanaugh then pivoted, harping on “detransitioners”—people who transitioned, and then stopped identifying as transgender.

From Slate Dec. 4, 2024

But that the larger campaign is harping on this suggests they really think it's smart strategy.

From Salon Aug. 5, 2024

Some Argie diplomat in New York, still harping on about the Belgrano being outside the zone, said Britain no longer rules the waves, it just waives the rules.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell



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