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Discover LudwigThe phrase "are hounded" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation where someone is persistently pursued or harassed, often in a negative context.
Example: "The celebrity felt that they are hounded by the paparazzi wherever they go."
Alternatives: "are pursued" or "are harassed".
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are hounded
noun
A dog, particularly a breed with a good sense of smell developed for hunting other animals. (hunt hound, hunting hound, hunting dog, hunter)
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Now, they are hounded wherever they turn.
Students with legitimate prescriptions who are hounded for their pills.
Finally the couple are hounded by creditors, and O'Squat is attended by doctors.
There, gay people have no legal protection and are hounded and frequently subject to attacks.
Should these publications not relent, they are hounded, like the Turks & Caicos Islands Journal, from one jurisdiction to other.
People in my business are hounded into bringing the camera everywhere we go and - what's worse - using it!
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The media are hounding him.
He is being hounded.
People are being hounded.
He has been hounded out.
"I'm the one who was hounded".
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