troll
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Courtney Love accused Charli of being a troll.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
The first is that the wedding itself, scattered with Easter eggs like a mirror ball and a 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle, was engineered expressly to troll the media.
From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2026
Some judges call it a copyright troll that makes millions by threatening to out those who download its films.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
To succeed at this business, one must be both a troll and a panderer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 13, 2026
And a rock in the middle of the stream, unrolling itself into a forest troll, its heavy eyes blinking ever so slowly.
From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish
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Stop me if you’ve heard this one: At a train platform at King’s Cross station in London, a secret portal leads to a hidden world of wizards, trolls, ghosts and other wonders.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
Who has an army of trolls who fill up her mentions every day with invective.
From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026
Jay Slater's mum 'accused of his murder by trolls'
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
As she’s recently learned, it’s an adventure that sails smack into islands of musky internet trolls and clashes with cinematic and literary titans like Christopher Nolan and Joyce Carol Oates.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
A few of the trolls closed in on me.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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True to his provocative reputation, he recently trolled an OpenAI executive on social media after she accidentally plugged Meta’s new app in a television appearance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
You famously trolled an audience of conservatives at a concert held during the Republican National Convention in 2016.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2026
“They trolled some pretty big names in our popular culture and in the business world,” Krim said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 9, 2026
In 2022 he threatened to invade neighbouring Kenya, triggering a backlash from Kenyans who trolled him for his "reckless" comments.
From BBC ● Jan. 30, 2026
We trolled up the lake beyond Stresa and then down not far from shore.
From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway
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But as a fishing platform, it leaves some things to be desired, starting with the trolling motor setup, about $5,000, all in.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
Last year, she called for Jay's Law to prevent the online trolling of grieving families.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
Akhter has faced online trolling since the video took off.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
They square the circle of Swift masterminding a full-scale trolling of media and fans while simultaneously hosting a cotton-candy celebrity circus where an awkward wallflower finally, triumphantly blooms.
From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2026
She stands and opens a few cabinets, trolling around for some junk food.
From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy
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