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harassed

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  • v  annoy continually or chronically
  • v  exhaust by attacking repeatedly
  • s  troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances
    harassed working mothers

  • The friend spoke on condition of anonymity out of fear of being harassed by authorities.
  • A mother of five who says she was sexually harassed and assaulted while working for HalliburtonKBR in Iraq is headed for a secretive arbitration process rather than being able to .
  • Some 16% of gay and transgender kids said they had been harassed because of their sexual orientation, but 18% said they had been harassed because of "the way you look or your body .
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  • Barack Obama in BusinessWeek
    President Barack Obama said the law creates a climate where, "suddenly, if you don't have your papers and you took your kid out to get ice cream, you're going to be harassed."
  • President Bush in GoErie.com
    Bush said, "You cannot build trust when you hold an election where opposition candidates find themselves harassed or in prison."
  • John Amaechi in USA Today
    His words pollute the atmosphere,Amaechi said. "It creates an atmosphere that allows young gays and lesbians to be harassed in school, creates an atmosphere where in 33 states you can lose your job, and where anti-gay and lesbian issues...

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