as in to peck (at)
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Since 2017, Spacey has been dogged by legal issues, which have derailed his Hollywood career.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
25 June 2025 -
How could the company’s researchers avoid the community opposition that had dogged the Cambodia trial?—
Jon Cohen,
New Yorker,
24 June 2025
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On the set, between takes, Anne needled her assistant, Young Sun, who was arranging ricotta gnocchi on a sheet pan.—
Allen Salkin,
HollywoodReporter,
18 June 2025
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His ex-wife, Amber-Linn, played by Judy Greer, needles him about how he’s gotten stuck in an underachieving limbo.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
5 June 2025
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Mutu, 43, suspected that the girl had allegedly egged his apartment during the week of April 15, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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Sheriff deputies arrived at the scene around 12:05 p.m. Saturday, when Mutu told them someone had been egging his apartment for the last week, the sheriff’s office said.—
Diego Mendoza and Holly Yan,
CNN Money,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Carp (at).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carp%20%28at%29. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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