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- verb Present participle of
molest .
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Examples
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THe Mighty Fek’lhr feels that Geroge Lucas dursted on the only aspect of Ep. I-III that owuld have been the saving grace of the series, and that is graphically depicting Anakin molesting murdering those little Jedi kids.
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You know, the idea of molesting young girls is a horrible one, and living with the reality that one is -- you know, has engaged in that kind of activity, particularly someone who might be actively involved in a church, you're talking about all kinds of conflicting values and tucking stuff away and compartmentalizing, hiding even from one's self the truth of one's impulses.
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The bigots had proved themselves unable to intimidate us, and as we were no longer at the mercy of printers they gave up the idea of molesting us.
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An "underage, gay affair" usually is called molesting, but never mind.
The Mahablog 2008
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He also repeated his call for a review of the country's laws, to find the "real remedy" to halt criminals, who were "molesting" society.
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Her sturdy female minder said we were "molesting" her.
Rick Jacobs: Ann Coulter: On the Gay Circuit in West Hollywood 2008
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What binds it together is ultimately stronger than the misadventures of its members, the most spectacular of which is Michelle's farcical arrest for "molesting" Jordan, a minor, especially in his mother's shrewishly suspicious eyes.
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Even so Abingdon is not used as a base for doing anything more serious than "molesting" the university town.
The Historic Thames Hilaire Belloc 1911
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Police unions fight to ensure that corrupt cops get their pension benefits, even if they are convicted of a felony such as molesting or raping children.
latimes.com - News 2011
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Then there are others who believe, like Sam Buntz '11 ( "Blue Moon," Feb. 3), that we are spoiling the beauty and awe of the cosmos by "molesting" it with "the prodding fingers of mankind."
TheDartmouth.com | America's Oldest College Newspaper. Founded 1799. 2010
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