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[heyt] / heɪt /




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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

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

“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

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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