troll

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

Dahlia Lithwick: Judge VanDyke has constructed a reputation for himself as the judiciary’s most decorum-shredding troll.

From Slate ● Mar. 13, 2026

We aren't doing this to troll those of you who are Arsenal fans.

From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2026

Anyway, Jack and Sarah journey across the forest, defeat a troll army, rescue the fairy princess, battle the evil hobgoblin king and queen, and return the world to the sunshine.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish

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

"Content farms and internet trolls are happy to oblige them."

From Barron's ● May 18, 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

The trolls heaved and grunted at the sight of me.

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

It was here Meghan said she had been "the most trolled person in the world" for 10 years and shared stories of being attacked and bullied online for a decade.

From BBC ● Apr. 18, 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 DHS official social media account then trolled Bryan with a video dehumanizing migrants set to his song “Revival.”

From Salon ● Oct. 8, 2025

Because, you guys don’t see the hate that a lot of us see online, especially female comedians, all we get is trolled.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2025

We trolled up the lake beyond Stresa and then down not far from shore.

From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway

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

But it’s a campaign video in support of mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt that has taken trolling the opposition to new heights, or perhaps lows.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 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

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