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as in heckling
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as in sheltering
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On weekends for more than five years, volunteers at the East Plano Islamic Center have braved wind, cold and, recently, heckling protesters to pass out boxes of food to a long line of expectant cars.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
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The unarmed, nonviolent citizens who have been following ICE agents, blowing whistles to alert people to their presence, even heckling and mocking them, are not just trying to impede their work.—
Gal Beckerman,
The Atlantic,
19 Jan. 2026
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The fracturing of the television audience parallels the schisms in America’s political culture, with viewers and voters increasingly sheltering in partisan echo chambers.—
Karrin Vasby Anderson,
Washington Post,
10 Feb. 2026
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Residents were encouraged to continue sheltering in place with their windows closed, as the gas is odorless, until crews could confirm that no leaks posed a threat.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
5 Feb. 2026
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Defense attorney Kevin Rousseau suggested in witness questioning that Bell-Johnson, who is known as One Leg and uses a prosthetic limb, sought comfort in gang membership in part because of taunting connected to his disability.—
Emerson Clarridge
Updated February 9,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Feb. 2026
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Another child care center director recounted how vehicles full of taunting men have driven by more than once.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
6 Feb. 2026
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Dark Renaissance will teach you a great deal about Marlowe’s brilliance and the Elizabethan era—its theater, the aristocracy, the spy craft, and the finer points of drawing and quartering religious dissidents.—
Isaac Butler,
The Atlantic,
3 Nov. 2025
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The closest buck was quartering away to my right, running hard.—
Robert Merchant,
Outdoor Life,
1 Oct. 2025
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The Seattle defense, which nicknamed itself the Dark Side, lived in quarterback Drake Maye’s face, sacking him six times and harassing him into three turnovers.—
Jerry Brewer,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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The driver asked her harassing questions on the ride before stopping the car and raping her, Dean alleged in the lawsuit.—
Miguel Torres,
Oklahoman,
6 Feb. 2026
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The Michigan Activity Pass offers a free day visit to the state park and one night of camping through your local library.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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On the third day of the trip, while heading back to the lodge after camping 20 miles upstream, everything went sideways.—
Will Rice,
Outside,
27 Jan. 2026
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The strengths that those same opponents will spend long hours trying to account for — Nix’s pestering speed, a relentless pass-rush that produced a franchise-record 68 sacks, including four of Lance — aren’t changing either.—
Nick Kosmider,
New York Times,
5 Jan. 2026
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No kid brother tagging along, pestering him with questions, pushing up on his social circle.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
31 Dec. 2025
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Taylor, a fluid 6-foot-5, is already the Jets’ second-best receiver and plays with a quarterback, Justin Fields, who is prone to targeting tight ends — fifth-highest tight end target rate since 2021, and Cole Kmet had a career-high 719 yards with Fields as his quarterback in 2023.—
Jacob Robinson,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Barracking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barracking. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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