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trolling

[trohl-ing] / ˈtroʊl ɪŋ /
NOUN
fishing
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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

They square the circle of Swift masterminding a full-scale trolling of media and fans while simultaneously hosting a cotton-candy celebrity circus.

From Salon ● Jul. 9, 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

I was trolling the Internet in search of something with some real content, not just a bunch of flashy graphics, when I came across an article you wrote entitled "Defining Geekdom."

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz


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