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Bond had hurt her leg, so her sister was badgering her to slow down, said Joyce Sanderson, one of her girlfriends from the Kroc.

From Washington Times • Feb. 5, 2017

“Frankly, I was badgering Amy for most of those years to do a movie,” Ms. Bishop said.

From New York Times • Nov. 17, 2016

Such sentiments were highly unpopular around Washington at the time, and soon a thoroughly disgusted Ambassador to Moscow was badgering Harry Truman to accept his resignation.

From Time Magazine Archive

Because he dogged Mr. Morgan about his income taxes until that witness had to admit that he knew nothing about them, Senator Glass complained bitterly that Counsel Pecora was "badgering" Banker Morgan.

From Time Magazine Archive

I've been thinking things over while that there Parminter was badgering poor Zillah, and s'elp me, there only is one thing for you to do, and you'd best to do it sharp!

From The Orange-Yellow Diamond by Fletcher, J. S. (Joseph Smith)