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hatred

[hay-trid] / ˈheɪ trɪd /


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“He has endured seemingly unendurable hatred without becoming hateful himself,” Mr. Cruz writes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

Held in pre-trial detention ever since, Goktas is facing charges of insulting Erdogan and incitement to public hatred, with prosecutors later adding an extra charge of praising crime and criminals, according to the indictment.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

According to Evans, the post - which attracted 30,000 views - drew comments of hatred, some of which she described as "really, really bad".

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

“To see how much hatred can come from a song I wrote in my living room, meant to speak on how hard it is to watch people suffer, is tragic,” the singer wrote on Instagram.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

The winged hags pressed in, their breath sour, their eyes burning with hatred.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

A fittingly Gothic flavor permeates these tales, which feature hauntings, hatreds and furtive passions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026

The inquiry has received thousands of submissions about the impact of "one of society's oldest hatreds", said the counsel assisting the inquiry, Zelie Hegen.

From Barron's ● May 4, 2026

That creates a permission structure for unstable people to wallow in their irrational hatreds.

From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2024

Look, ideologies and fanaticism and hatreds are extremely difficult to eradicate.

From Slate ● Dec. 16, 2023

The Mercury Theatre team deserved a medal for shining a warning light on the way European dictators like Hitler, Mussolini, and Stalin used radio to “incite hatreds, inflame masses,...abolish reason and maintain themselves in power.”

From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow




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