1
as in to sack
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as in to harass
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Recent Examples of harry
Café service is not harried and cappuccino and croissants can be surreally delicious at excellent prices.
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Tom Mullen, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
The lead-up to Friday’s layoffs was drawn out and harried, according to the former employees.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2025
But you people harried her and condescended to her and insulted her and never gave her the time of day.
—George Saunders, The Atlantic, 14 Feb. 2025
Bournemouth’s back line harried and crowded Isak, who was so often left isolated by his team-mates.
—Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 18 Jan. 2025
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Tom Mullen, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
The lead-up to Friday’s layoffs was drawn out and harried, according to the former employees.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2025
But you people harried her and condescended to her and insulted her and never gave her the time of day.
—George Saunders, The Atlantic, 14 Feb. 2025
Bournemouth’s back line harried and crowded Isak, who was so often left isolated by his team-mates.
—Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 18 Jan. 2025
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The city was sacked again — this time by the Turks — and incorporated into the Ottoman Empire.—
Danuta Hamlin,
FOXNews.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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At the crossroads of Roman roads in ancient Gaul, Cassel was sacked by the Vikings in the late 9th century, and later became a 17th-century war prize fought over by France and Spain.—
Mary Winston Nicklin,
AFAR Media,
7 Apr. 2025
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He was often harassed and got into fights most days.—
Tom Teicholz,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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People experiencing homelessness have frequently camped in the area, using or selling drugs and at times harassing residents living and working nearby, according to emails between eight business owners and Boise officials, obtained by the Idaho Statesman through a public records request.—
Sarah Cutler,
Idaho Statesman,
8 Apr. 2025
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There is something perverse about a civilization that plunders its archives to build statues.—
Gal Beckerman,
The Atlantic,
15 Apr. 2025
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For decades, the terrorist group has plundered Gaza and sacrificed its people in pursuit of an unending messianic war to eliminate the Jewish state.—
Yair Rosenberg,
The Atlantic,
18 Mar. 2025
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The White House was reprimanded: A federal judge scolded the Trump administration for failing to try to return the man.—
Cate Martel,
The Hill,
16 Apr. 2025
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In Congress, Trump’s Tariff Pullback Sparks Relief, Frustration, and Suspicion At the White House, press secretary Karoline Leavitt scolded reporters for not understanding the president’s plans.—
Time,
Time,
10 Apr. 2025
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Police say just before midnight that 10 people had been arrested citywide, including seven for breaking curfew and two for looting.—
Steve Earley,
Baltimore Sun,
10 Apr. 2025
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Their testimonies—detailing missing relatives, murdered family members, homes looted then burned—should shake us to our core.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
14 Mar. 2025
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Miami’s roster doesn’t even come close to comparing to Philadelphia, even after the Eagles got savaged in free agency by the rest of the league this month.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
31 Mar. 2025
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And all this week, Trump’s White House has savaged the reputation and impugned the integrity of Jeffrey Goldberg, The Atlantic’s editor-in-chief, whose accidental inclusion on the national-security adviser’s group chat became the basis of Signalgate.—
Susan B. Glasser,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2025
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More than half a dozen tornadoes have been confirmed, including one in Marshall County, Oklahoma, that left two homes completely destroyed and damaged about 20 others.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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Fans of the franchise will remember that the Battle of Exegol was the climactic showdown between the Resistance and the First Order, which ended with the Sith being destroyed once and for all.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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Listen to this article Loading your audio article For most of her long life, Yoko Ono has been reviled by many rock critics and music fans as the dragon lady who glommed on to a lovesick John Lennon and broke up the Beatles.—
Paul Liberatore,
Mercury News,
11 Apr. 2025
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But while Dhillon became a conservative favorite, she was reviled by her opponents.—
David Lightman,
Sacbee.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Harry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harry. Accessed 27 Apr. 2025.
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