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Some of the company’s backers previously invested in the delivery apps that Para is needling, such as GSR Ventures, which backed Didi, the Uber of China.

From New York Times • Oct. 11, 2022

It doesn’t take long for the knives to come out, whether Steve is tweaking Rob about his literary knowledge or Rob is needling Steve about his performance in “Stan & Ollie.”

From Washington Post • May 20, 2020

Rather, transformative art is needling, Cassandra-like, telling uncomfortable truths you ignore at your peril.

From New York Times • Feb. 26, 2018

These days Ms. Fisher is needling the world with several potent concoctions.

From Time Magazine Archive

It is needling, you know, with probability of repetition.

From A Young Man in a Hurry and Other Short Stories by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)