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Use "persecuting" in a sentence
"An Iraqi court on Tuesday condemned Aziz, 74, to death by hanging for his role in persecuting Shiite opposition parties opposed to the regime of Saddam Hussein."
"In such an instance, we are fully justified in persecuting him wherever he tries to hide."
"Also, I'm not particularly interested in persecuting Dr. Ross for his views, although I'd be pretty dubious about hiring him to teach science."