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It includes remarks from Harper's mother, who said it was an "insult" that two of her son's killers could be considered eligible for the early prison release scheme.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

Twenty years later, the insult was still on Argentina’s mind when the two sides crossed paths again at the 1986 World Cup in Mexico.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

Price delivers “Oval Room” with the same steely, straight-ahead tone that Foley had, offering a very faithful reading of the original — but that’s not meant as an insult or a diminishment of Price’s approach.

From Salon ● Jul. 14, 2026

“And they would like to do it in a way that doesn’t insult their intelligence.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026

‘And you is an insult to the giant peoples!’ shouted the Bloodbottler.

From "The BFG" by Roald Dahl

Brazil's government on Sunday also summoned Argentina's ambassador to discuss those "insults," the source told AFP.

From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026

Within minutes of the young man in Kasenyi sending out his note, a crowd had gathered around the four volunteers, heckling them and shouting insults.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026

A friend of the 15-year-old suspect, who spoke to the BBC on condition of anonymity, described the boy as uptight, who got into fights with his bullies because he refused to let insults pass.

From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026

Certainly Dana White realized he could sell more pay-per-views by playing up personal insults and grudge matches.

From Slate ● Jun. 14, 2026

Neighbors would call to one another through their windows, exchanging news or insults or both.

From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby

In April 1828, Russell Jarvis, a journalist and critic of President John Quincy Adams, believed the president had insulted Mrs. Jarvis.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

Police say the brothers insulted a woman during an altercation over loud noise.

From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026

It was claimed that Amen insulted the accused, who replied: "It's Ramadan we don't need to do this."

From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026

Musk has offered to fund a private prosecution against the police over its handling of the murder, and insulted the Hampshire Police force.

From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026

May had lost a part of herself to save him, and he insulted her?

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley

This felt particularly insulting because I really, really love sandwiches—not merely as lunch, but as a form.

From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026

Otero Alcantara, designated a prisoner of conscience by Amnesty International, was sentenced to five years in prison in 2022 for insulting national symbols, contempt and disturbing the public order.

From Barron's ● Jul. 18, 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 Los Angeles Times ● 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

But when Burr began insulting those who believed in the spirits of the dead, the audience hissed their disapproval.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock