See put upon on Wiktionary
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"ref": "1909, P. G. Wodehouse, chapter 19, in Mike: A Public School Story:",
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"ref": "1984 May 28, Bob Woodward, “John Belushi: ‘Saturday Night’ grind, drugs take their toll”, in Milwaukee Journal, retrieved 2010-09-28, page 6:",
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"ref": "2002 November 24, Mark Heisler, “On the NBA: Lakers Are Still Drama Kings”, in Los Angeles Times, page D14:",
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