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Being persecuted

verb

To pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict; to beset with cruelty or malignity; to harass; especially, to afflict, harass, punish, or put to death for one's race, sexual identity, adherence to a particular religious creed, or mode of worship.

"Do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you." – Matt. 5:44.

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— Being persecuted: eight points.

The New Yorker

Being persecuted, driven across the country.

The New Yorker

"We are being persecuted".

The New York Times

"Instead, I'm being persecuted for it".

The New York Times

Russians in Ukraine were not being persecuted.

The Economist

Austrians feel they are being persecuted.

The New York Times

She felt she was being persecuted.

The Guardian - Sport

They can rest easy without being persecuted by the police.

The New York Times

"I am sick and tired of being persecuted.

The New York Times

'Well,' he replies, 'the Arabs were not being persecuted then.

The Guardian

Mrs. Pitre seemed to feel she was being persecuted.

The New Yorker

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