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Colleagues in the main lab were peppering her with questions about what to do about another batch of tests that appeared to have failed.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 1, 2024

Tuchel, the coach who last week responded angrily to a stream of questions about Abramovich and Ukraine at a news conference, probably knew little more than those who were peppering him with questions.

From New York Times • Mar. 10, 2022

But on Wednesday, Saban snapped at reporters who were peppering him with questions about his status.

From Fox News • Oct. 25, 2019

Through his lawyers, Guzmán contacted del Castillo after being imprisoned – a time when Hollywood producers were peppering him with offers to portray his life story.

From The Guardian • Jan. 9, 2016

The others were peppering her with questions—questions she couldn’t answer because her moths hadn’t yet come back to her.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor