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hate

[hayt] / heɪt /




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We hate to sound like Mr. Rogers here, but: Let’s hope for a clean winner, one way or another.

From Slate ● Oct. 31, 2026

Gabrielle Debotte said she had something serious to tell Nicola Goddard, adding: "You're going to hate me and I'm going to lose my job."

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

“I’d hate to see NFTs…just be talked about as monkey photos that people speculated on that went bust.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

"We're worried they hate us," a Maine retiree sitting with friends told AFP in Fort Kent, as she nodded towards Canada, visible across the Saint John River.

From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026

“I hate the way I can hear every single word you’re saying!”

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

She says she hates judging people with "really limited information and just a couple of pictures" because she doesn't feel she can "really fully commit" with so little to go on.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

She hates how they make her feel for something that can’t feel.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

“I was talking to a Republican consultant who ran one of the big super PACs and he, like, hates all of their media consultants,” Anna Greenberg, a Democratic pollster, told me.

From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026

Los Angeles is the behemoth everyone hates, to the point their spending and dominance may result in an extended lockout and work stoppage.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

“I never said I hate you. You’re the one who hates me. You’re mad I’m becoming friends with JP.”

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas

“Project Hail Mary” “ ‘Odyssey’ translator Emily Wilson hated Christopher Nolan’s adaptation, loudly opining that the writing was ‘abysmal.’

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026

His parents covered the rental cost while he paid for gas, but he hated sitting in traffic, parking and feeling disconnected from the city.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026

But here’s one example: Before I had electrolysis to remove my facial hair, I hated seeing and feeling the stubble on my face.

From Slate ● Oct. 21, 2026

The eruption of chaos in the stadium was certainly helped by the fact that the fan groups hated each other.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

He hated edging through the crack – it reminded him of the cave -but when he got to the other side, he gasped.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

Glad to hear the new San Diego Padres owner is a longtime Yankees fan, therefore hating the Dodgers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026

Among all the discourse sparked by a “No Influencers” sign in a Nantucket store, one question cuts through: “Does hating influencers mean hating women?”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 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

"It's really frightening. And I think all of us need to work hard at trying to teach our children and our children's children about not hating other people for being slightly different from yourself."

From BBC ● May 22, 2026

He survived each day by dealing with necessities—going to school, looking out for Angel, and hating Jordan Sparks.

From "Forged by Fire" by Sharon M. Draper


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