hate
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Incidents of anti-Christian hate, once sporadic, are becoming routine in Jerusalem, a city held sacred in Christianity, Judaism and Islam.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
Therefore, he said, police were "treating this as a suspected hate crime at this point, pending further information coming to light".
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026
San Diego State English professor William Nericcio has spent his career studying anti-Mexican hate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
“I hate some people,” he said on stage Friday night.
From Salon ● Jul. 31, 2026
"I guess I see. But I hope you won't say you hate anything, even in code, Sam. Okay? Because hate is such a yucky word. Even for laundry."
From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry
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Ron Burda, 85, recently bought a new Toyota RAV4 and can attest that he hates the driver-assistance technology—but not because he’s older.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
He hates Obama for making fun of him then.
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026
He absolutely hates children, even as the whole plot, somewhat obviously, steers him in the opposite direction.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
A greyhound who hates running around a track will instead be pursuing the American dream.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
He wears fancy clothes to work, but I know he hates them.
From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day
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“We continue to buy the dip, and keep in mind, this is the most hated V-shaped rally,” Lee concludes.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
Cosmo turned out to be a sweet guy, while Hook hated everything and everyone except me and hanging out in the sun with Delilah.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
"I have never once said I hated the trans community... I think there's space for everyone," she said, before the Fever's 123-88 win over the Connecticut Sun in Indianapolis on Wednesday.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
Asked about the rivalry in 2025, Delap said: "We hated each other in games."
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
Everything looked so peaceful and happy that I hated to disturb them.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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She started a degree at the London School of Economics, but left after "absolutely hating" student life in the capital, instead deciding to study politics at Nottingham University.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
I was just picturing them both hating how I bastardized their song.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
We’re mostly beyond hating and bragging at this point, happy to be vertical or angled a bit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
I think the character was designed to start hating.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 17, 2026
“And there is some question about this?” said Shadow, echoing Wednesday’s manner, then hating himself for it.
From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman
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