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loathe

[lohth] / loʊð /


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The Vances, however, can’t seem to shake off suspicions that they loathe each other, no matter how many smiles they flash at the camera.

From Salon Jul. 29, 2026

"Maybe some people do loathe me, and that's probably true, I don't care," he said later.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

Pratt’s loudest fans fundamentally loathe modern-day L.A., and that should chill all other Angelenos.

From Los Angeles Times May 19, 2026

However, as the season goes on, "even Rue can't quite make you care about this sorry group of amoral ghouls, who seem to loathe themselves as much as each other", Halls concluded.

From BBC Apr. 13, 2026

She understood him when he spoke of history, or of politics—though she claimed to loathe the subject—and even had a great deal to say about the theater.

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas

As a feminist who loathes the idea of toxic masculinity, I’ve worked to understand what is going on with the sexes these days.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 24, 2026

"Head coach Eddie Howe loathes to lose long-serving players in January, but this could yet be one to watch if Newcastle sense an opportunity to sign a summer target a few months early."

From BBC Jan. 1, 2026

He cited the example of a 55-year-old client who loathes his high-paying job, but can’t escape the grind.

From MarketWatch Oct. 24, 2025

But “Battle” draws crisp, unmistakable lines, I think because Anderson loathes Lockjaw most of all.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 24, 2025

"My royal brother loves tournaments and feasts," Renly Baratheon said, "and he loathes what he calls 'counting coppers.'"

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin

This included posting a tweet featuring the slogan "Get Brexit Done" in Comic Sans, a font loathed by graphic designers.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

The controversies have coincided with the drop in Reform polling support and in popularity for Farage, long a divisive figure loved and loathed in largely equal measure.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

Eight months ago, no one in college football was as widely loathed as Lane Kiffin.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

When her mentally ill mother goes missing, yet again, Lila must return to the hometown she loathed to search for her, but this time she must also deal with her estranged father, John “Dix” Dixon.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

Not only was he a member of the hated Ferme Générale, but he had enthusiastically built the wall that enclosed Paris–an edifice so loathed that it was the first thing attacked by the rebellious citizens.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson

He seems to have felt instant solidarity with his brothers and loathing for his bosses.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 10, 2026

Michael Jackson is a prime example of this conundrumFor his millions of devotees their love for him is rivalled in intensity only by their seething loathing for his critics.

From BBC Mar. 7, 2026

“We wear your loathing with pride,” Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino said in a post on X addressed to S&P, adding that the company “is and remains extremely profitable.”

From Barron's Nov. 27, 2025

I share Vejar’s loathing for the relentless “tree of heaven,” the deciduous plant that is sometimes called a stinking sumac.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2025

Later still, when I overcame my grief and came to have nothing in my heart but loathing despair, my youngest aunt told me of others.

From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan




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