nagged

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That thinking was present last week, when general manager Brandon Gomes announced that utilityman Tommy Edman will undergo surgery to address an ankle injury that nagged him for the second half of this past season.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 17, 2025

It was not long before the spectacle of the London Marathon captured his imagination and he nagged his parents to help him peer over the barriers for a closer look at the elites.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2025

These arguably hairsplitting thoughts nagged at me thanks to my job as a congressional correspondent focused on federal spending.

From New York Times • Jan. 17, 2024

Carroll said Friday one thing that could help is second-year running back Kenneth Walker III having finally gotten past a shoulder injury that has nagged him the past few weeks.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 6, 2024

A poem called “Maggot” about why kids who get picked on get picked on nagged at me.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell