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vitriol

[vi-tree-uhl] / ˈvɪ tri əl /


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Beijing first let loose a flood of official vitriol at Ms. Takaichi.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

HBO boss Casey Bloys told multiple outlets this week that the network had taken precautions anticipating the vitriol the “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” actors would face.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Now, that is worth remembering - especially when you hear people pour vitriol on the whole idea of heat pumps.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

But he heaped particular vitriol on the three conservatives.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

“I want no assistance from you,” he told Rowan, the emphasis on the word “you” filled with more vitriol than anyone had expressed to Rowan in all his seventeen years.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman




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