troll
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Courtney Love accused Charli of being a troll.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
One surefire way to annoy a troll is to call their efforts for attention an “obsession.”
From Salon ● Jun. 25, 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
In fact, entire Reddit forums and YouTube channels are devoted to what’s called “scambaiting,” the practice of intentionally engaging with scammers to frustrate or troll them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026
I just stare; I can’t believe that my best friend stabbed a troll.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
Segura continued that he’s not the type of guy who’s an “open book” with his personal life, and that he understands the public’s interest in their divorce, whether they are trolls or heartbroken fans.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
It might seem strange to look this deeply into the why of Matt Damon as Odysseus, since his casting didn’t agitate right-wing trolls.
From Salon ● Aug. 2, 2026
"Content farms and internet trolls are happy to oblige them."
From Barron's ● May 18, 2026
Recent models of the artificial-intelligence chatbot have been bringing up the creatures in conversations with users seemingly out of the blue, as well as gremlins, trolls and ogres.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026
Thor had gone to the east to fight trolls.
From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman
After last week’s debate, there was lots of social media posturing about who won and who trolled whom the best.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 28, 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
The DHS official social media account then trolled Bryan with a video dehumanizing migrants set to his song “Revival.”
From Salon ● Oct. 8, 2025
We trolled up the lake beyond Stresa and then down not far from shore.
From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway
South Africans on social media were robust in their response to the trolling.
From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026
Other analysts say the AI messaging could seek to rally his support base and campaign through trolling.
From Barron's ● Jun. 8, 2026
The problem, cybersecurity researchers say, is that your trolling may be giving the scammer exactly what they want.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026
The constant trolling for attention and approval is exhausting.
From Salon ● Apr. 24, 2026
I was so sure it was one of the other Junior Agent trainees trolling me, but none of them were on their phones when those messages came through.
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
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