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bully

[bool-ee] / ˈbʊl i /




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Vance tends to come across as more of a pathetic striver than an effective bully.

From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2026

Neither had attended the trial, but they both latched on to Glover's testimony that Diane was a bully.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

His father, less a bully but now a user, had wheedled his way onto the set of “Rocky” and embarrassed him.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

She spoke negatively of that experience and called her co-star a bully in her memoir, released earlier this year.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

There was no fondness in the ranks for the dead, power-hungry bully.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques

Controlling and narcissistic bullies never, or rarely, want to let go.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026

Desmond went on to criticise a section of fans over a recent incident that led to the Green Brigade ultras group being banned and added: "Those people are bullies."

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 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

Why would anyone think you could discipline bullies by inviting them to talk about their feelings?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

But the bullies squirmed away as the kids approached.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

Family members said they believe Xavier was bullied and see it as a significant problem at Franklin.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

Musk’s forthright, crusty dad Errol sounds almost proud that something was bullied out of his son, but the movie avoids filling out that traumatic childhood.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

He began by defending his father, a "lifelong and passionate" Celtic supporter, and vowed that the board would not be "bullied by aggressive and irrational" criticism.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

Flanagan’s small-screen remake of King’s blood-soaked story brings the bullied teen Carrie to a modern-day high school.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 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

It means anti-Jewish hatred will be treated as a specific safeguarding risk rather than being dealt with through existing measures to stop racism and bullying.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

They will also be held directly responsible for protecting under-18s from pornography, online bullying, content that glorifies crime, and content that encourages eating disorders.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

Elizabeth Amaya also has a daughter at the school, a senior, and Amaya said her daughter also feels that bullying is a problem and that the school is struggling to recover from the tragedy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

Additional research highlighted systemic barriers experienced by women coaches, including bullying, harassment and unequal opportunities.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

“By bullying and browbeating anybody who tries to stop you. Chaplain, get me my uniform! It’s around this hospital somewhere. For once in your life, succeed at something.”

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller


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