: beset by problems : harassed
a harried waiter who forgets your order
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Martin, 52, is the harried face of this meek resistance.
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Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026
O’Hara found her highest-profile role in Home Alone (1990), as a harried suburban mom who accidentally abandons her 8-year-old son.
—The Week Us, TheWeek, 10 Feb. 2026
Playing the harried mother of Macauley Culkin’s scheming son Kevin, O’Hara became a generation of moviegoers’ ideal image of a loving, concerned matriarch.
—Tim Grierson, Rolling Stone, 30 Jan. 2026
In 1990, she was cast in Home Alone as the harried mom of Macaulay Culkin’s Kevin.
—Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
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Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026
O’Hara found her highest-profile role in Home Alone (1990), as a harried suburban mom who accidentally abandons her 8-year-old son.
—The Week Us, TheWeek, 10 Feb. 2026
Playing the harried mother of Macauley Culkin’s scheming son Kevin, O’Hara became a generation of moviegoers’ ideal image of a loving, concerned matriarch.
—Tim Grierson, Rolling Stone, 30 Jan. 2026
In 1990, she was cast in Home Alone as the harried mom of Macaulay Culkin’s Kevin.
—Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
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“Harried.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/harried. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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