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detest

[dih-test] / dɪˈtɛst /


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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

“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

"I absolutely detest it. It's embarrassing. It can be degrading," he said.

From BBC

“I have no patience for their leadership,” whom “I detest,” Mr. Rush said, thronged by supporters with Mr. Vallas by his side.

From New York Times

Jefferson founded the University of Virginia with a political purpose: to produce lawyers unlike his cousin John Marshall, whom he detested.

From Washington Post