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The losing streak has rattled executives and employees, some of whom have peppered all-hands meetings with anxious questions about the company’s future.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

Meanwhile, analysts have peppered insurers with questions about the initial notice, which UnitedHealth Group called disappointing.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

Given the controversies that have peppered his career, it has been interesting to see Alonso's return to the front with Aston Martin this season met with almost universal delight.

From BBC • Aug. 2, 2023

The kids, seven in all, have peppered the guides with questions, laughed until they fell out of their camp chairs, played loud games of tag and hide-and-seek, and asked for seconds of dessert.

From Washington Post • Aug. 4, 2022

The shells have peppered it full of holes, that poor sack.

From New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 2, May, 1915 April-September, 1915 by Various