If you are accosted by a boatload of horned-helmeted Vikings when strolling Dublin's streets, do not be alarmed.

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When not being accosted by curious strangers, wearers can use the eyewear to break the ice.

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There, they were accosted by a group of people apparently known to them, and whisked into a waiting car, which then sped toward the shoreline.

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Almost immediately I was accosted by a couple of angry mutawwa, religious policemen known as The Committee for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice.

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The night of March 19th, a colleague from France who is teaching at the school where I am a visiting professor was accosted by three individuals of Pakistani origin.

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He had intended to return to the store to pay for the goods but was accosted by police before he had the chance and tried to flee the scene, the court heard.

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After leaving Poo-Pourri, I continued meandering through aisles filled with stationery, handbags, gift books and Santa Claus dolls until I was accosted by Veronica Spaterna, a representative at the "Nail Candy" booth ("Nail polish in a pen").

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In a statement Mr Qandil said he had been "accosted" by protesters on Tahrir Square on Saturday, adding that he "preferred to avoid a confrontation between them and security personnel".

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Last summer, Debi Dodge lugged her spinning wheel to the county fair and accosted anyone who walked by with a dog.

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