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Badgered for details, Tandavanitj divulged that it’s made with plums, dates, onions, apple, bay leaf and more.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 14, 2022

Badgered by conservationists, women began passing up their cherished minks, muskrats and marmots, settling instead for fake furs�or none at all.

From Time Magazine Archive

Badgered by delays in parts deliveries and shortages of skilled workers, Douglas in its last financial statement reported nine-month losses of $17 million on sales of $756 million.

From Time Magazine Archive

Badgered to reveal his own secret "source of energy," Genius Tesla politely evaded all questions, promised a definitive statement "in a few months, or a few years."

From Time Magazine Archive

Badgered about like this from pillar to post.

From The Happy Warrior by Hutchinson, A. S. M. (Arthur Stuart-Menteth)