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taunt

[tawnt, tahnt] / tɔnt, tɑnt /




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Then, this offseason, they committed another $309 million to bring in Tucker and top closer Edwin Díaz, almost as if to taunt their rivals.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

It’s a mean taunt that comes from a sibling, unaware that civilization is crumpling around him.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 26, 2025

"Where is my new car, Land Rover," the hackers - who are thought to be teens - posted to taunt the company.

From BBC • Sep. 3, 2025

But this isn’t a dirge — it’s a fight song and a taunt, and it sets the tone of comfortable, mischievous defiance that threads through the entire album.

From Salon • Sep. 2, 2025

When night comes, the gods again taunt us with a radiant sunset.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung




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