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  • "Oh God, I'm sorry," she said with a sniff, suddenly sparking herself into action, tidying a few items on her desk and harassedly moving around to gather some of the debris from the office floor.

    Country of the Blind Brookmyre, Christopher, 1968- 1997

  • But now I looked upon no city scene, no picture built upon the substantial foundation of daddy at the office all day, fixing a leaky faucet of an evening, painting the woodwork during his summer vacation; or mom, after a pleasant afternoon with the girls, unstintedly opening cans for supper and harassedly watching the cleaning woman who came in once a week.

    Greener Than You Think Ward Moore 1940

  • "My ship-arrival Talent's with the _Sylva_," said Morgan harassedly.

    Talents, Incorporated Murray Leinster 1935

  • But one of the men entrusted with the job had harassedly asked him for advice.

    The Pirates of Ersatz Murray Leinster 1935

  • "If you put your hand just under the surface of the water in a bathtub," said the geophysics man harassedly, "and jerk it downward, you get a hollow that spreads out with a wave behind it.

    Long Ago, Far Away Murray Leinster 1935

  • When Jones shook his head, Cochrane said harassedly; "Better get one picked out.

    Operation: Outer Space Murray Leinster 1935

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