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Even if the call had been intimidating, the judge wrote in his ruling, he was not convinced that such a call “would have chilled a person of ordinary firmness from exercising their First Amendment rights.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

And yet, for decades, the Bureau had been intimidating and arresting physicians until they tried it with the esteemed Vincent Dole.

From Scientific American • Apr. 13, 2023

He alleged that Mr Salmond's conduct had been "intimidating, humiliating, degrading and created an offensive environment".

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2020

Shen told Reuters last week she believed the authorities had been intimidating her parents to get her to stop her activism.

From Reuters • Aug. 16, 2018

Percy had been intimidating enough before - summoning hurricanes, duelling pirates, killing giants in the Colosseum...

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan