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bully

[bool-ee] / ˈbʊl i /




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The irony, however: That bully wasn’t completely off base.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 15, 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

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

“It’s always been our tradition. We’ve always stuck a flag out in front of our home and it will always be that way. These people aren’t going to bully me.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 1, 2026

Mere seconds later, there wasn’t a trace left of any of the bully whatnots.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

“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

A friend of the 15-year-old suspect, who spoke to the BBC on condition of anonymity, described the boy as uptight, who got into fights with his bullies because he refused to let insults pass.

From BBC Jun. 24, 2026

Inappropriate comments or messages are filtered out and cyber bullies are blocked.

From BBC Jun. 16, 2026

At first, Max thought they were just more whatnot bullies.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

Prime Minister Andy Burnham defended his government's decision, telling MPs that "Britain has to stand for fairness against injustice. Where people are being bullied out of their homes... we will always stand with the underdog."

From BBC Sep. 9, 2026

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

Already being bullied and questioning her identity, she hid the fact she was sharing two rooms with six other family members for almost two years.

From BBC Aug. 23, 2026

Officials said earlier he faced academic-related stress and a classmate said he was bullied.

From Barron's Aug. 9, 2026

It’s not like Zeke and the others were picked on especially by all these others, or bullied.

From "Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody" by Patrick Ness

Australia implemented legislation barring children from social media platforms in December, part of a world-first crackdown designed to protect children from online bullying and "predatory algorithms".

From Barron's Sep. 7, 2026

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

Many are worried that social media continues to increase the risks of depression, anxiety, eating disorders, bullying and other harms.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 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

Didn’t this look as though Malfoy had more important things on his mind than bullying younger students?

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling




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