vitriol
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Beijing first let loose a flood of official vitriol at Ms. Takaichi.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 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
It still can be overwhelming if she looks at all the vitriol aimed her way online, she said, but “off the internet, it’s a completely different story.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2026
But he heaped particular vitriol on the three conservatives.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026
Seeing an extreme version of his vitriol broadcast in the news, though, we were appalled.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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