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insulting

[in-suhl-ting] / ɪnˈsʌl tɪŋ /


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The chain was accused of trivialising the nation's landmark protest movement and insulting the dead, remembered as martyrs by many South Koreans.

From Barron's Aug. 5, 2026

Varela said it was insulting that the union would question the authenticity of his video.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

"The chasteness of Nolan's version bugs me as it's insulting he doesn't trust audiences to grapple with this hero's moral complexity - and I'm gut-sick that he's probably right."

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

In a statement as chilling as it is insulting, Davis suggests that the protesters triggered a “Mother Hen” instinct that led the justice to rule against the administration on the birthright citizenship case.

From Slate Jul. 15, 2026

“I think maybe they didn’t mean to be insulting to me,” he says, “but at that time, that’s how it felt to me.”

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove




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