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pecked (at)

verb

past tense of peck (at)

as in picked at

to subject (someone) to constant scoldings and sharp reminders kept pecking at their prodigal daughter to get off the couch and to start looking for a job

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Beijing has responded by curbing exports of critical minerals to Japanese companies and urged citizens to refrain from traveling to Japan.

— Anniek Bao,Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 5 Oct. 2026
Thomson says Gordon urged Zakrzewski to turn on a livestream that would display his location to Fox colleagues in New York and London.

— David Folkenflik, NPR, 4 Oct. 2026

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