hounding

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The year before, billionaire Bill Ackman was invited for a friendly Q&A after hounding Harvard’s president out of office, and grievance-fueled media entrepreneur Bari Weiss presented a rallying plug for her Substack.

From Slate • May 8, 2026

His creditors and vendors—such as cell-tower builders—are hounding him for repayment, and he should have to honor his debts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

The inquest heard sections of the media had been "hounding" the presenter over the alleged assault of Lewis Burton, which she denied.

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2025

There’s very little she says in “Chimp Crazy” to the lawyers and judges hounding that’s true, but the biggest whoppers she tells highlight her self-delusion.

From Salon • Aug. 18, 2024

Journalists' had been hounding him for a specific number, he said, and he hadn’t wanted them to walk away empty-handed.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt