jeering

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One of the most famous images, Robert Capa's The Shaved Woman of Chartres, shows a young mother walking through a jeering crowd with a swastika painted on her forehead.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

“This is a family town,” the arresting officer tells jeering onlookers as he and the two others handcuff Gamble.

From Slate • May 4, 2026

A video shows the crowd jeering at the officers as they’re being escorted out of the area by Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026

Undeterred, she began dancing before enduring more whistles and jeering during her on-court interview.

From Barron's • Jan. 23, 2026

Grace and Cordelia and Carol hang around the edges of my life, enticing, jeering, growing paler and paler every day, less and less substantial.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood