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“People are always going to be jealous of teams that try to win when they feel like others aren’t. Everybody can go out and do the same thing.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2026

But then we would look at France and be jealous of them because of how many players they had in the top 100s and however many more in the top 200s or 250s.

From BBC • Jul. 6, 2023

When Mr. Snyder asked whether Mr. Cooper might be jealous, he denied it.

From New York Times • Jun. 7, 2023

An ice cube would be jealous of his chill.

From Washington Post • Mar. 17, 2023

I know it’s not right for me to be jealous of Isabella, but I can’t help it.

From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée




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