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Gen. Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, dismissed the attacks by Iran on ships in the Strait of Hormuz this week as “low harassing fire.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

Central Command said it used Apache helicopters to sink the Iranian speedboats that were harassing traffic in the strait.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

But both Caine and Hegseth downplayed those hostilities, with the general describing it as "low harassing fire" and the Pentagon chief saying that "right now, the ceasefire certainly holds."

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

That same day, Julie Harding was arrested in Kentucky on suspicion of criminal trespassing, after allegedly harassing her husband’s girlfriend.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

It also occurred to me how lucky I was to have Baba as my father, the sole reason, I believe, Assef had mostly refrained from harassing me too much.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini