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bully

[bool-ee] / ˈbʊl i /




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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

Convery has nicely feathered hair and a character burdened by the plot’s corniest contrivances: a bully stubbornly pursuing him to the literal end of civilization, a lost pet dog that he’s determined to rescue.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 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

The charity boss said there had also been a 4,500% increase in larger dogs associated with the XL bully - such as the Cane Corso and Presa Canario.

From BBC Jul. 1, 2026

And if everyone at Chapel Hill High School tolerated Trent’s behavior, that meant he wasn’t a bully.

From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram

“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 flat-track bullies in Europe?

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

Sarah starts crying and I feel like the bullies I hate.

From "Ghost Boys" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

"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

He left the gym a short time later due to feeling "bullied".

From BBC Aug. 1, 2026

I was very shy as a little girl, and was bullied after changing schools.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

Investors can either use volatility to their advantage or be bullied by it.

From Barron's Jun. 24, 2026

She even bullied Mr. Petrelli into buckling down and making us present our “Mississippi River and You” projects out loud to the class.

From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt

It’s hard to tell when, exactly, raising legitimate concern about a woman celebrity’s appearance became synonymous with your run-of-the-mill misogyny or bullying.

From Salon Aug. 13, 2026

The video itself has been roundly seen as damaging to Miller, who comes across as bullying and condescending, and whose rage at the situation seems to be boiling just below the surface.

From Slate Aug. 3, 2026

Later, he said the bullying he experienced there might have caused his “behavior difficulties.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

Last year, he said, it surfaced a surge in teenagers talking about bullying, so he built a lesson around it.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 19, 2026

In a fragile whisper, she said, “They have flying machines,” and watched, desolate, as the understanding changed their three faces, bullying out the last defiant shred of hope, leaving nothing but despair.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor




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