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

And when I returned in the fall of 2023 to watch Pretzel again, the feeling nagged at me that maybe I could.

From Slate • Apr. 8, 2025

Murray, who was nagged by a strained left calf during the first-round series against the Los Angeles Lakers, has been bothered by right elbow pain in the past.

From Seattle Times • May 17, 2024

But the question of what exactly the brief exchange was all about nagged at me for the rest of the day.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2024

Something nagged at the back of my mind.

From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan