taunt
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Not only did Clark’s team go on to win, the taunt — much like a number of other moments involving the sharpshooting former Hawkeye — went viral.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 14, 2026
The residents cheer and taunt and follow from a safe distance.
From Slate ● Feb. 11, 2026
Then, Anthropic unveiled Super Bowl ads that taunt rival OpenAI.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026
Smith was sacked as captain as a result of the ball-tampering episode against South Africa and it is often used by England fans as a taunt to the 36-year-old.
From BBC ● Nov. 20, 2025
His back is mostly to me, so I can't see his face, but I can hear the taunt in his voice.
From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse
He would ask advisers how to respond to Trump’s taunts online and generally decided to avoid them entirely.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026
Her dreams propelled Jackson toward college — as did a need to avenge the childhood taunts that echoed in his head.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 17, 2026
“Melania” taunts the viewer and takes glee in the assumption that they can’t do anything about it.
From Salon ● Feb. 1, 2026
Thomas Frank said the "boring Tottenham" taunts from his own club's fans were understandable after they were held to a dour 0-0 draw by Brentford on Thursday.
From Barron's ● Jan. 1, 2026
He knows this taunts Mr. Michael but doesn’t care.
From "Black Brother, Black Brother" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
That’s why Ham is swift to insist he’s being taunted, even when he’s not.
From Salon ● Jul. 10, 2026
The woman alleged that Jackson repeatedly refused to delete the video and then taunted her with it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026
The few protesters taunted the agents, who mostly amused themselves.
From Slate ● May 29, 2026
They allege that despite giving dowry at the time of marriage, they were constantly taunted by the Singhs that the wedding was not according to their "standards" – an accusation Giribala Singh has rejected.
From BBC ● May 21, 2026
“How long have you had two families? Is this your Sirena? La mujer from your riddles? The one who wanted to take you away? I thought you said you wouldn’t let her,” I taunted.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
Earlier in the week, Carney criticized taunting of Canada by U.S. officials, and said it was not constructive toward resolving outstanding trade issues.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
Sean Duffy is even taunting Pete Buttigieg about it, in a bout of dreaded intra–transportation secretary violence.
From Slate ● May 5, 2026
The Georgia winger is as effective as he is mesmerising, taunting opposition with a languid but unstoppable dribbling style, socks at half mast on his calves, defenders clawing at the scorched turf left behind him.
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026
From my perspective as a political philosopher, these and other similar claims indicate he is speaking falsely as a way of demeaning or taunting his detractors.
From Salon ● Apr. 13, 2026
The children carried on at full volume, a cacophony of shouting and taunting and weeping.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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