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detest

[dih-test] / dɪˈtɛst /


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Not only does the Korean magnate understandably detest that style, she has no love for Lindsay either.

From Salon Apr. 23, 2026

Some musicians have said they detest AI music, but casual listeners may not care how a track is made if they find it catchy.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 21, 2025

“I detest it, the mere idea of it,” Freeman told Variety in a recent interview about “The Gray House,” a historical drama series about the work of Union spies during the Civil War.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 17, 2024

Not only do the Fremen detest colonizers mining their planet for spice and often attack them, the mining operation is also a dangerous activity in and of itself.

From Seattle Times Feb. 27, 2024

They detest all neighboring cities, give nothing away.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas

She said she detests the shift toward app and kiosk ordering at locations in her area.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

He values skill, graciousness, and intellect and detests wanton corruption — especially when it touches him or someone he cares about.

From Salon Feb. 20, 2025

Beijing detests Lai, whom it believes is a separatist.

From Reuters Oct. 23, 2023

This, in a sport that absolutely detests nuance.

From Seattle Times Oct. 9, 2023

Gauguin detests “messing about in the medium,” he tells Bernard.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman

She detested the East Coast avatars of apocalypse, like Nathanael West, who saw only doom and gloom in sunny L.A.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 27, 2026

A boisterous protest greeted fans arriving at SoFi stadium in Los Angeles, with demonstrators waving the pre-revolutionary flag detested by the leaders of the Islamic republic.

From Barron's Jun. 16, 2026

Hockney detested the "cultural bossiness of New Labour" and joined the Countryside March in protest.

From BBC Jun. 12, 2026

I detested “circling back” and “picking low-hanging fruit.”

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 30, 2026

Chess Federation sent a communiqué to the Icelandic Chess Federation asking about the disposition of Bobby’s body, presumably wanting to bring him back to the United States, a move that Bobby would have detested.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

“I’ve always had this sort of magical-thinking way of detesting my previous books as a way of pushing myself forward,” she told the Washington Square Review in 2015.

From Seattle Times Oct. 13, 2023

Also detesting the invasion is Maria Yumasheva, the 19-year-old daughter of Russian real estate developer Valentin Yumashev and his wife Tatyana Borisovna.

From Fox News Mar. 5, 2022

Fearing the power of the Huguenots and detesting their faith, the Guises created the Catholic League, an armed militia of Catholics that included armed monks, townsfolk, and soldiers.

From Textbooks Jan. 1, 2020

If you already detest Dr. Phil, they will shore up your conviction that he is indeed worth detesting.

From New York Times Sep. 6, 2017

Anxious and confused, idolizing the Huron and detesting herself, she at length arrived at the gate of that dreadful castle—the palace of vengeance—where crimes and innocence are alike immured.

From Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume by




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