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detest

[dih-test] / dɪˈtɛst /


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Not only does the Korean magnate understandably detest that style, she has no love for Lindsay either.

From Salon Apr. 23, 2026

The difficulty, of course, is that most Canadians detest Mr. Trump.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 25, 2026

Carey shares that he used to detest wealthy people, before laughing and noting the irony — his career has made him rich.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 26, 2025

So can a bridge be built between those who detest the love locks, and those who want them to stay in Bakewell?

From BBC Aug. 4, 2024

“Don’t you ever call your father that. I detest the sound of it as much as its matter.”

From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee

She said she detests the shift toward app and kiosk ordering at locations in her area.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

Beijing detests Lai, whom it believes is a separatist.

From Reuters Oct. 23, 2023

This, in a sport that absolutely detests nuance.

From Seattle Times Oct. 9, 2023

Those who know him well say he detests opposition.

From BBC Oct. 7, 2023

How she changes her look almost daily—how she detests the idea of choosing one royal appearance for life.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton

She detested the East Coast avatars of apocalypse, like Nathanael West, who saw only doom and gloom in sunny L.A.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 27, 2026

A boisterous protest greeted fans arriving at SoFi stadium in Los Angeles, with demonstrators waving the pre-revolutionary flag detested by the leaders of the Islamic republic.

From Barron's Jun. 16, 2026

Hockney detested the "cultural bossiness of New Labour" and joined the Countryside March in protest.

From BBC Jun. 12, 2026

The U.S. could soon have the “universally detested Temu Greyhound of the Skies.”

From Salon Apr. 28, 2026

He was French-born, blind in one eye, and he detested inefficiency and failure.

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy

There’s messaging about neighbors with different political views co-existing amicably – or, if not that, detesting each other for reasons other than politics.

From Salon Feb. 6, 2025

“I’ve always had this sort of magical-thinking way of detesting my previous books as a way of pushing myself forward,” she told the Washington Square Review in 2015.

From Seattle Times Oct. 13, 2023

Also detesting the invasion is Maria Yumasheva, the 19-year-old daughter of Russian real estate developer Valentin Yumashev and his wife Tatyana Borisovna.

From Fox News Mar. 5, 2022

Fearing the power of the Huguenots and detesting their faith, the Guises created the Catholic League, an armed militia of Catholics that included armed monks, townsfolk, and soldiers.

From Textbooks Jan. 1, 2020

"If Cardinal Ugolini were to show these rooms to the Sacred College, many of the cardinals would join him in detesting the Tartars," Simon said to Friar Mathieu.

From The Saracen: Land of the Infidel by Robert Shea




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