detest
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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
Some musicians have said they detest AI music, but casual listeners may not care how a track is made if they find it catchy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
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
Not only do the Fremen detest colonizers mining their planet for spice and often attack them, the mining operation is also a dangerous activity in and of itself.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 27, 2024
They detest all neighboring cities, give nothing away.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
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
“The whale abhors chaos; the squid detests order. Is this ship not the bastard child of both?”
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
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
His father, Kenneth, was a conscientious objector who detested social injustice, nuclear weapons and smoking in equal measure.
From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026
“I think it’s proper to say that they really detested each other,” said Robert Aldrich, the film’s director.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
For over 20 years, there has not been a single NHL player I detested more than Corey Perry, especially when he played for that other local team.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 5, 2025
Some of the private foundations’ publicity-shy directors quailed at becoming named as partners with a New Deal program detested by their corporate patrons.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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
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
The former Liga MX star wasn’t shy about detesting powerhouse Tigres UANL.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 13, 2021
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
The respectable French historian, De Thou, says that "the Vaudois keep the commandments of the decalogue, and allow among them of no wickedness, detesting perjuries and imprecations, quarrels, seditions, and all debaucheries, usury, &c. &c."
From L'Histoire Des Vaudois From Authentic Details of the Valdenses by al.
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