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But he has said he would resign if the inquiry concludes he has bullied staff.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2023

If you want to be with your family but choose to stay away because he will be there — then he has bullied you into a corner.

From Washington Post • Sep. 25, 2022

The term “statement game” may be overused, but it’s hard to argue that the complete win over an AFC North team that has bullied them for years showed that these aren’t the same old Bengals.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 25, 2021

While some landowners are prepared to sell if the offer is enticing enough, others say Piedmont has bullied them.

From Reuters • Jul. 20, 2021

Accordingly he has bullied his father into giving it to him; and with his awkward manners this ungainly creature presents in it a sufficiently ridiculous figure.

From The Essays of Arthur Schopenhauer; On Human Nature by Saunders, T. Bailey (Thomas Bailey)