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badgering

verb

present participle of badger

as in teasing

to subject (someone) to constant scoldings and sharp reminders He's always badgering me about the dishes.

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Recent Examples of badgering Buckley plays Matt, a Chicago firefighter and Darlene’s grandson, who has been badgering the paper to write about Darlene attending her 500th Bears game. — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026 Reddington had to talk around this impasse, badgering Clancy’s providers about matters such as their use of telemedicine, as though this wasn’t standard practice. — Eren Orbey, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026 O'Hara said years later, children were still badgering her about her forgetfulness. — Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026 Nine said league members received money they were owed only after badgering him directly, including threatening to expose him publicly or report him to his employer, and even then, some received only partial winnings. — Alex Andrejev, New York Times, 17 July 2026 Unlike during Warsh’s first stint at the Fed, the current president has been badgering the central bank for rate cuts. — Reuters, NBC news, 13 May 2026 The coding craze spread quickly, from parents badgering their kids to drop the English major and opt for a STEM degree—and former President Barack Obama even urged people to learn to code. — Jake Angelo, Fortune, 26 Feb. 2026 Falcinelli continued badgering the officers about his phone. — Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 24 Feb. 2026 Not only in badgering a quarterback making his first start or in holding Tennessee without a touchdown. — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 4 Jan. 2026

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After teasing the collab on their respective social channels earlier this week, the two have officially released their 37-piece collection—consisting of knits, jackets, and pants—in stores and online worldwide today.

— Bianca Kratky, Glamour, 23 Oct. 2026
Chris Pratt is teasing his return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) to reprise his role as Star-Lord from Guardians of the Galaxy.

— Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2026

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