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troll

[trohl] / troʊl /


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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 existence of 764 is the product of an era of disenchantment where everyone is a troll looking for clicks.

From Slate ● May 12, 2026

Mard, the girl troll, handed me a cup of what looked like steaming mud, or something worse.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

You must be prepared to stridently defend it to the trolls.

From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026

Jay Slater's mum 'accused of his murder by trolls'

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

“Now, they are the trolls of global commerce.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

Rivadeneira said she even scrubbed her personal social media accounts of photos of her young daughter after trolls began attacking loved ones.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

The trolls dragged my limp body farther into the trees until we reached a small clearing where there was a large fire and even more trolls sitting around it.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

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

"Serious political messaging, packaged as reels, can still be trolled."

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

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

The string of cars trolled up Water Street through a bright spring day.

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx

As crowded as the deck was, ours was missing the one bit of fishing kit it needed most: the optional Minn Kota trolling motor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 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

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

South Africans on social media were robust in their response to the trolling.

From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026

Each day Otto hired the Estrellita, a deep-sea-fishing craft, and the four friends went trolling along the coast.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote


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