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He claimed the News Corp titan had badgered him at a dinner in February 1997 to rethink his direction on Europe.

From BBC • Nov. 16, 2022

He quickly joined the Sounders’ marching band, Sound Wave, and had badgered the Kraken since 2020 hoping to become their organist.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 14, 2022

Turner, a friend of Freeman’s who for years had badgered him during games about coming to LA, said he sporadically texted Freeman over the winter about “how good he would look in Dodger blue.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2022

Haramis tore her left ACL in September in an AAU game, but she had badgered her coaches all season to allow her to step onto the court for senior night.

From Washington Post • Feb. 21, 2022

The following morning, the Plain Dealer would publish a story mentioning Ed Lim’s “aggressive” tactics, how he had badgered poor Mrs. McCullough to the point of tears.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng