accosted
Americanadjective
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Jurors heard Botezatu was accosted after he left Latin American restaurant Amazonico in Berkeley Square, central London, just before midnight on 28 January.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
Ramirez asked his attorney, Luis Castillo, if the agents who accosted him “had violence on their mind when they used that word.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
On Tuesday, the 63-year-old doctor of engineering was accosted as she walked through Mexico City.
From Barron's ● Nov. 7, 2025
Ring doorbell footage from a neighbour was also played to the jury showing two women approaching and leaving the McCanns' home on 7 December 2024, the same night Mr and Mrs McCann were "accosted".
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2025
Near the National Woman’s Party headquarters, a second mob accosted several suffragists carrying banners.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
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