accosted
Americanadjective
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On Tuesday, the 63-year-old doctor of engineering was accosted as she walked through Mexico City.
From Barron's • Nov. 7, 2025
The McCanns, the court heard, then came across the defendants face-to-face when Ms Wandelt and Mrs Spragg turned up outside their home on 7 December 2024 and "accosted" them.
From BBC • Oct. 8, 2025
A few weeks prior, a surfer was reportedly accosted by a “feral, almost demonic” sea lion that he said dragged him off his board in Oxnard and stalked him in the water.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2025
“I was accosted by Sacramento Police Department officers, falsely accused of driving under the influence, and involuntarily detained for several hours at the hospital,” Cervantes said in her statement.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2025
When the next song ended, everybody applauded once more, and Harry saw Ludo Bagman kiss Professor McGonagall’s hand and make his way back through the crowds, at which point Fred and George accosted him.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
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