bully
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“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
“I did not intimidate, threaten, or bully Sandy into making any statements,” she wrote.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
“Starlink may bully its way into mobility, but it would take years to acquire and clear the right spectrum,” Wolfe’s Peter Supino wrote in a note to clients titled “Starlink Shmarlink!”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
She demonstrated her leadership during Thursday’s practice as well as some bully ball inside.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2026
"Don't let that lump of rusty metal bully you, okay?"
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
Karl, whose father served in the SAS, says the Army helped build his confidence, but the "damage was done" in his early childhood, with undiagnosed dyslexia making him a target for bullies.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 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
In a statement published in the Virginian-Pilot, Truelove said he drove to Granby High School in Norfolk because he thought bullies were threatening the school.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
Lesley said: "The rights of the bullies were protected at all costs because of the inclusion policy."
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
I guess that’s sort of the thing with bullies, though, isn’t it?
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
“I wouldn’t be bullied by him,” Farage says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
We only know them through the prism of men: Jane lusts after Yoga Dude, Coco rages at Roger, Sophie is bullied by her boss.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
“I’m here to say today that we will not be bullied by these developers,” the governor said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
Officials said earlier he faced academic-related stress and a classmate said he was bullied.
From Barron's ● Aug. 9, 2026
She hadn’t expected her son’s illness to take this turn, and she feels helpless and angry, like the times Jorge had bullied Javier as a child.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
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
Australian officials have said the ban is designed to protect children from online bullying and "predatory algorithms".
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 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
That can make socialising and pursuing hobbies difficult as well as lead to higher rates of bullying, school absence and even suspensions.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
This belligerent, bullying tone might work with Francis, maybe even with me, but it was a disastrous tack to take with Charles.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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