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Among the attributes of Lena Dunham that her detractors detest is the quality of her voice.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026

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

From Salon ● Apr. 23, 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

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

“Well, they did rather detest each other. Not unlike yourself and Mr. Malfoy. And then, your father did something Snape could never forgive.”

From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

Judging from his previous term in office, we can be sure that every one of the people around him knows how he detests being disagreed with.

From BBC ● Feb. 23, 2025

He values skill, graciousness, and intellect and detests wanton corruption — especially when it touches him or someone he cares about.

From Salon ● Feb. 20, 2025

Beijing detests Lai, whom it believes is a separatist.

From Reuters ● Oct. 23, 2023

Gauguin detests “messing about in the medium,” he tells Bernard.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman

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

Both parties found voters on the doorsteps who disliked the government and detested the prime minister.

From BBC ● May 9, 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

The so-called cootie garages, which Anne and Ernestine now detested, had been the style several years before, and still were worn by girls who hadn’t bobbed their hair.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey

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

And this, no doubt, is due to the fact that the Chinese are alone among nations of the earth in detesting violence and cultivating reason.

From Appearances Being Notes of Travel by G. Lowes (Goldsworthy Lowes) Dickinson