bullying

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Appeared in the December 2, 2025, print edition as 'The Lesson of China’s Japan Bullying'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 1, 2025

"Bullying tactics can include huge, threatening litigation costs and damages and all of the unbearable consequences such as bankruptcy, loss of homes and livelihoods, as well as the emotional distress that entails," he told MPs.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2024

Yet some parents said they still weren’t sure why “The Bullying Collection” was canceled because school officials never explained the decision.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 18, 2024

Bullying his way to easy baskets and benefiting from the kinds of crisp entry passes his teammates had struggled to make all season, center Adem Bona scored 22 points while making 10 of 13 shots.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 14, 2024

Bullying doesn't do a bit more good than whining, so please stop that, too.

From The Builders by Glasgow, Ellen Anderson Gholson