jealous
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What’s more, the histrionic grandeur she imbues the scene with overshadows the dramatic revelation that follows: the reading of the Delphic oracle’s judgment that she is indeed innocent, and Leontes is “a jealous tyrant.”
From The Wall Street Journal â Aug. 12, 2026
"But I'm sad and jealous for Wales," he said.
From BBC â Aug. 9, 2026
In another, the Balanchine ballerina Diana Adams struts around as a jealous, leggy hatcheck girl.
From The Wall Street Journal â Aug. 7, 2026
“I had sleepless nights worrying about keeping these guys from being envious or jealous of one another,” Marsh said in 1999.
From Los Angeles Times â Aug. 7, 2026
‘Don’t be jealous, Mimi. It doesn’t suit you.’
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
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The SAT: Words to Capture Tone, List 4
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