picking on
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The more Langley reflected on the scrutiny, the more she realized that “the girl that they’re kind of picking on is the girl that got me where I’m sitting today.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026
“The pro-slavery factions were picking on specific verses like ‘slaves obey your masters’ and saying, ‘Well, we’re clearly advancing the more biblical society because look, the Bible says exactly what we’re doing,’” Coffman said.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
How could the clueless become clued if their peers weren’t picking on their every lame move?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
Wallace said that at the time, his mother called him to ask why people were "picking on him".
From BBC ● Apr. 25, 2025
I tell Momma that some boys was picking on me, but I don’t go into no real detail.
From "The Skin I'm In" by Sharon G. Flake
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