hate
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If data back this up, their absence worries me greatly because – love them or hate them – wasps are important in ecosystems as pest-controllers, pollinators and decomposers.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026
And in June, in an unprecedented move in Latin America, a Brazilian court tightened regulations on digital platforms regarding their role in spreading disinformation and hate speech.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
Still, most of us aren’t expected to shell out thousands to go to a get-together we know we’ll hate.
From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026
The Crime Survey for England and Wales, external, estimates that only 44% of hate crime incidents between April 2022 and March 2025 came to the attention of the police.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
“I mean it. You can’t control the hate people send your way, but you can control what you do about it. And you will.”
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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Hal: “Yeah, but it’s the way she hates them.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Jenner hates the paparazzi for invading her privacy but sees no moral quandary in collecting a check from Mark Zuckerberg, who wants to invade everyone’s privacy.
From Slate ● Aug. 5, 2026
It’s frustrating, but the good news is that VAR doesn’t really work that well, is often over-applied, and everyone pretty much hates it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
He hates Obama for making fun of him then.
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026
We both sit in the back, even though I know Mom hates that because it makes her feel like a chauffeur.
From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish
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“He was playing a character that was like a very crotchety old man who hated everything,” Grossman said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
“At first I hated her for doing it,” he says, “but I realized she ruined her own life to set us free.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
Pete Hegseth may be the most hated man in Washington.
From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2026
The Indiana Fever guard said she had received criticism from people who believed she "hated" transgender people, something she denied.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 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
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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
"Why don't we stop hating on young people? Maybe that's where we should start as well."
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
Such fabrics are hydrophobic, or water hating, similar to grease and oils.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
In this age when animus eats discernment like the rich eat caviar, the luxury we really can’t afford is hating the good guys just because it’s easy — even if they’re billionaires.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 2026
The fear in his voice caught me tight between hating him for ruining such a good feeling and wanting to say something nice so he wasn’t so scared.
From "Worth" by A. LaFaye
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