bully
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Last year, a beauty pageant contestant was commended for standing up to a group of men who tried to bully her and other contestants over the skirts and western dresses they were wearing.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
“You can’t love God and abuse the immigrant. You can’t love God and bully the outcast. You can’t love God and oppress the poor.”
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
“My dad always told me to listen to myself. Don’t let other people bully you. Don’t let them affect you. Ignore all the noise,” Wallace said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
“Yes, Starlink may bully its way into mobility, but it would take years to acquire and clear the right spectrum,” he wrote.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 25, 2026
I worry Kim’s going to call him a bully.
From "Ghost Boys" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
“I’m a hundred percent sure there are some bullies still there,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
“It is infectious to play a character who sees the best in people and isn’t mad at the world for all its foibles and bullies and shadows,” Sudeikis recently told the Hollywood Reporter.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026
Are Premier League clubs now just flat-track bullies who can beat those with fewer resources but cannot transfer that into Champions League success?
From BBC ● May 28, 2026
Over time, bullies became the exception and not the norm as prosocial traits became more likely to help genes get passed down.
From Salon ● Apr. 23, 2026
“A squirrel who writes poetry? Pah! Squirrels are nothing but thieving rodents. Rats with fluffy tails! They’re bullies who steal food from innocent birds.”
From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein
In Mr. Harris’s telling, long before Augustus came to rule vast swaths of the earth, he was a sickly boy named Octavius, bullied by schoolmates until the far-stronger Agrippa became his protector.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
"The public has bullied her out of it. We've bullied her out of fame. I think that's gross."
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
Officials said earlier he faced academic-related stress and a classmate said he was bullied.
From Barron's ● Aug. 9, 2026
He left the gym a short time later due to feeling "bullied".
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
The fan bullied the smoke out the side window.
From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos
Phones, as a portal to social media, have been linked to a variety of problems in school including fights, bullying and declining academic performance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
She wrote a number of books, including ones about her life on tour, cookbooks and children’s books about her life and about the dangers of bullying.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026
In her book, Songteller: My Life in Lyrics, Parton described it as a "little story" that covers "a world of things", with teachings about bullying, acceptance, love and good parenting.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
Canada’s leadership has indicated for months a willingness to fight against perceived bullying by the United States.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
How did you decide to handle the bullying?
From "Booked" by Kwame Alexander
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