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Recent Examples of molest
But there was another reason for the split: Yarrow was convicted in 1970 of molesting a 14-year-old girl who had come to his dressing room seeking an autograph.
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Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 7 Jan. 2025
Peter Yarrow, a major figure of the Sixties folk revival with Peter, Paul and Mary who was convicted of molesting a 14-year-old girl and later received a presidential pardon, died today, The New York Times reports.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2025
Ayala was arrested and booked into the Central Detention Center on charges of stalking and annoying/molesting a minor, deputies said.
—Paloma Chavez, Sacramento Bee, 7 Jan. 2025
Loading your audio article CASTRO VALLEY — Even before he was arrested and charged with molesting an 11-year-old girl inside Stanton Elementary School, afterschool teacher Eduardo Lopez-Robles had already drawn the ire of colleagues, according to authorities.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2025
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Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 7 Jan. 2025
Peter Yarrow, a major figure of the Sixties folk revival with Peter, Paul and Mary who was convicted of molesting a 14-year-old girl and later received a presidential pardon, died today, The New York Times reports.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2025
Ayala was arrested and booked into the Central Detention Center on charges of stalking and annoying/molesting a minor, deputies said.
—Paloma Chavez, Sacramento Bee, 7 Jan. 2025
Loading your audio article CASTRO VALLEY — Even before he was arrested and charged with molesting an 11-year-old girl inside Stanton Elementary School, afterschool teacher Eduardo Lopez-Robles had already drawn the ire of colleagues, according to authorities.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for molest
Verb
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The remark was especially noteworthy since Breillat has been accused by two of her lead actresses, Caroline Ducey and Asia Argento, of mistreating them while filming explicit scenes.—
Victoria Uren,
The New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2025
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Capturing soldiers is not technically a war crime, though mistreating them is, and experts in the rules around warfare agree that no grievance can justify holding anyone hostage, whether from civilian or military life.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA TODAY,
25 Jan. 2025
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Passengers whose attire or tattoos violate these guidelines may be denied boarding or even removed from a flight.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
24 Jan. 2025
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The lawsuit, filed Wednesday, argues that the decision violated federal law.—
Hamed Aleaziz,
New York Times,
24 Jan. 2025
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The family ended up moving after being harassed by constant visitors at their home.—
Kait Hanson,
Glamour,
18 Jan. 2025
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Mark is also frequently harassed by his boss, Harmony Cobel (Patricia Arquette), and sent to the break room.—
Skyler Trepel,
People.com,
17 Jan. 2025
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She’s been wrestled to the ground, double cuffed, manhandled into a squad car and deposited at the Hammocks precinct.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
2 Jan. 2025
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Other officers and prison staff are recorded smiling and joking with each other as Brooks is being manhandled.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
3 Jan. 2025
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Lie number 2: Israel has been oppressing and maltreating Palestinians (and denying them a state) for 75 years.—
Efrem Sigel,
New York Daily News,
25 Jan. 2024
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In 2022, the World Health Organization estimated that 1 billion children were maltreated each year around the globe.—
Marc D. Hauser,
TIME,
3 Apr. 2024
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Particularly since the same poisonous influences that brutalized mostly peculiar women 400 years ago are alive and well today.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
21 Jan. 2025
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Hamas is no different than ISIS or al Qaeda or any of the worst of the worst that has so brutalized the Middle East over the years.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
19 Jan. 2025
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Detectives arrested a suspect associated with a stabbing that killed a woman and left a man seriously injured in west Roseville on Saturday, according to the Placer County Sheriff’s Office.—
Emma Hall,
Sacramento Bee,
26 Jan. 2025
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In 2009, the Saints offered their players cash incentives to injure certain players.—
Jackson Thompson,
Fox News,
25 Jan. 2025
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Following his father's death, Diddy and his mother were left with money that afforded them a lifestyle unlike their peers, and Diddy was often bullied by his peers for being a rich kid in class.—
Tracy Wright,
Fox News,
19 Jan. 2025
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The first of those will identify what bullying is and how students can interrupt it.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Jan. 2025
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“Molest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/molest. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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