as in to carp (at)
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Instead of getting annoyed, try again a few minutes later and remember, never vent your frustration to your cats.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
3 Mar. 2025 -
Since then, Lorenzo had been aggressive in pushing the Pinos to seek better medical expertise to get to the bottom of Tatiana’s health problems — an effort that reportedly annoyed Sergio.—
Catherine Odom,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2025
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As the title hints, the relationship was plagued with disagreements, and the artist soon abandoned her original idea for a collaboration with the organization.—
Fabiola Iza,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2025
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How to tackle money problems right now Besides taxes, inflation is plaguing Americans' money worries.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA TODAY,
28 Feb. 2025
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Thus, lawsuits that are designed to harass folks into shutting up about something, or to retaliate against them for exercising their free speech rights, are thrown out of court very quickly.—
Jay Adkisson,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
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Yet time and time again, those under orders keep their guns, give them to a friend or family member or find other ways to obtain one — then use them to harass, shoot or kill those who sought protection or others.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Mar. 2025
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The first meeting of the season (Oct. 22), Boston had Holiday spending a lot of time guarding Towns so that the Celtics could bait the Knicks into hunting the mismatches, while also welcoming 2-pointers in exchange for 3s on the other end.—
James L. Edwards III,
The Athletic,
24 Feb. 2025
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Between the songs and entertaining over-the-top fantasy sequences, Milo engages in some very believable baiting and arguing with his sister, Adrienne.—
Rob Hubbard,
Twin Cities,
11 Feb. 2025
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Hackman is a detective who specializes in audio surveillance, spying on and bugging strangers, a wiretapper capturing them in incriminating secrets, yet unable to empathize or bond with any real-life humans.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
27 Feb. 2025
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Ahead of the trial, Sherborne alleged the newspapers had used deception to obtain his clients' medical, phone and flight records, as well as bugging homes and placing listening devices into cars.—
Max Taylor,
NBC News,
22 Jan. 2025
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The pair re-teamed at the Academy Awards the following year for the broadcast’s introductory sketch, which featured Palance dragging a giant Oscar statue onstage, with Crystal (again the host) riding it.—
Jordan Runtagh,
People.com,
2 Mar. 2025
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But Mikey Madison could ride Anora’s recent surge in the race to a victory in that category.—
Eliana Dockterman,
TIME,
2 Mar. 2025
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Elliott Hill went from badgering a Nike executive for an internship to leading the company four years after retiring.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
28 Jan. 2025
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In the late 1980s, Steve had a nasty episode at Harvard, badgered by the politically correct, and unsupported by the university at large.—
Jay Nordlinger,
National Review,
3 Feb. 2025
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In a potential landmark action, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency has privately urged the Trump administration to reconsider a scientific finding that has long been the central basis for U.S. action against climate change.—
MATTHEW DALY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
arkansasonline.com,
27 Feb. 2025
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Even before the Irish journalist Fintan O’Toole urged his government to steal American scientists, Bromberg had already researched the cost of moving Gatsby, her 70-pound dog, from Columbus to Dublin: $8,000, or about one-quarter of a typical annual graduate salary.—
Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Yap (at).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yap%20%28at%29. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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