as in to peck (at)
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Inflation continued to dog shoppers last month, as consumers were forced to shoulder more of the cost of President Trump's tariffs.—
Scott Horsley,
NPR,
12 Aug. 2025 -
The plant has a long history of pollution concerns In recent years, the Clairton plant has been dogged by concerns about pollution.—
Marc Levy,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Aug. 2025
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One ayatollah in particular, Ruhollah Khomeini, needled the Shah incessantly.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
4 Aug. 2025
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Booker's comment outraged Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., 65, another prospective and former 2020 White House contender, who needled him for missing a committee hearing on the bipartisan package.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
2 Aug. 2025
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Wu publicly egged Abbott on to take their offices on Monday.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Aug. 2025
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The alleged egging wasn't the only interruption to the event either.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
24 June 2025
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“Carp (at).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carp%20%28at%29. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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