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Rejecting allegations that the flag was erected "vexatiously" she described it as a serious assertion made without any evidence.

From BBC • Dec. 2, 2025

She claimed: "It was vexatiously and intentionally done to prevent us seeking interim relief not to fly the Palestinian flag."

From BBC • Dec. 2, 2025

The Court further finds that Plaintiffs' counsel acted at least recklessly in unreasonably and vexatiously multiplying the proceedings by seeking a preliminary injunction based on Plaintiffs' frivolous claims, in violation of Section 1927.

From Salon • Dec. 2, 2022

Stocky, ruddy James V. McClintic, Oklahoma Democrat, arose vexatiously soon after the reading-of-the-journal one day.

From Time Magazine Archive

All capacity for work had been dispelled by that vexatiously engaging son of his, with his heart in India and his head among the stars....

From Far to Seek A Romance of England and India by Diver, Maud