rage
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Of course, back when barefoot running was the rage in the mid-2000s, alleged injuries caused by zero-stack, or “barely there,” shoes resulted in lawsuits against manufacturers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
A lawsuit that accused an Orange County Board of Education trustee of choking and attacking a neighbor during a road rage incident has been dismissed, court records show.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
They said she was furious at coworkers, planning to quit her job and channeling that rage into her driving.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
"A lot of these messages are two guys having rage talk and crying on the phone together while we were grieving."
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
Ella put a hand on her shoulder, and Brigit startled out of her rage.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
When Berenger stumbles into the office, a debate rages about whether news of a stray pachyderm can be credited.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
The debate about social media and child safety rages on, as Meta faces a slew of similar lawsuits similar to this one.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
We only know them through the prism of men: Jane lusts after Yoga Dude, Coco rages at Roger, Sophie is bullied by her boss.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
A copy of the Daily Mail dated 12 June 1944 - days after D-Day - reports that "battle rages around empty Caen" and "trap closing on Nazis".
From BBC ● May 4, 2026
I’m thinking, Oh, so you can drag me to play basketball during one of your feminist rages, but you can’t follow my Tumblr because of Emmett Till?
From "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas
Some 175,000 people in Indonesia have suffered from respiratory illness since August, its health ministry said, as it continues to battle wildfires that have raged for weeks.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
After deadly mudslides and flooding raged through part of their shared border last week, China is now under pressure to show its growing embrace can help Nepal, too.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
As the fire raged, mother and son used garden hoses to defend their property as nearby dwellings were torched.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
In some ways, the situation is reminiscent of an argument that raged in the 1950s over “who lost China.”
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026
A hurricane roared and raged through the night.
From "The Wild Robot" by Peter Brown
But at Robinhood’s Hood Summit, the party was still raging.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
It appears almost lifeless, with the ash transformed into raging mudflows called lahars in every storm.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
Many ran to that scene, where a fire was raging.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
"When I was eight or nine I was beating adults at chess and they were raging when they lost, like 'I just lost to a little kid'."
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
On the plane to Europe, pain raging in his back, Kennedy studied Khrushchev’s speeches.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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