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
It may sound fun to troll those text scammers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 2026
The troll lifted massive shaggy shoulders, its retractable claws sliding out with an ominous schiiick.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
In true “defend forward” spirit, it can also help cut off foreign trolls and state-backed hackers from what’s needed to run an influence operation, like internet access, servers and accounts.
From Salon ● May 21, 2026
“What happened to him was unjust. These trolls came to our city and disrupted our way of life and they attacked him for clickbait purposes,” said Hang, who personally called Hochman about the case.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026
The latest model had a tendency to mention other creatures as well: raccoons, trolls, ogres and pigeons, to be specific.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026
Alongside telling it to avoid platitudes, it said Codex should "never talk about goblins, gremlins, raccoons, trolls, ogres, pigeons, or other animals or creatures unless it is absolutely and unambiguously relevant to the user's query".
From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2026
And the best part is, the comments section of the article isn’t filled with trolls calling the people in the article awful names.
From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish
“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
The DHS official social media account then trolled Bryan with a video dehumanizing migrants set to his song “Revival.”
From Salon ● Oct. 8, 2025
Influencer Carly Rowena also found herself being trolled on the platform after her young son was taken to hospital.
From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2025
Ted rolled down his window and trolled along beside me.
From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx
Akhter has faced online trolling since the video took off.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
Nine days after the Negra Francisca sank, another Ecuadorean fishing boat was trolling the fertile fishing grounds off the Galapagos.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2026
Other analysts say the AI messaging could seek to rally his support base and campaign through trolling.
From Barron's ● Jun. 8, 2026
A couple of spicy words on social media mean nothing, especially from people who spend their days online, trolling for attention.
From Salon ● Apr. 15, 2026
So, it’s technically possible that someone’s trolling me.
From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
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