badger
to pester or harass someone persistently
Badger in a sentence
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Reporters badgered the official for a comment until she relented.
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Verbal · Sentence Equivalence
Because the evidence linking the additive to the illness remained blank, regulators declined to issue a ban and instead called for further study.
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