hate
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From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
In July, Jews were the targets of 70% of all hate crimes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
"It's two or three games. It's two or three games too many because I really hate losing, but that doesn't mean the world caves in. In some minds it does, it can't for us."
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
In a 1998 concert review for The New York Times, writer Ann Powers opened with: “Don’t hate Duncan Sheik because he’s beautiful. He is trying very hard to distance himself from that fact.”
From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2026
I don’t hate little kids, but I certainly don’t want to live with one.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
Wilson built Lululemon into a retailing juggernaut and helped create the athleisure category—a term he has said he hates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
He added he hates to think about what would have happened if the police had not been in the area and got to him quickly.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
Hal: “Yeah, but it’s the way she hates them.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
He hates Obama for making fun of him then.
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026
“Melissa hates boots, so she leaves them at school. That way her mother can’t make her wear them.”
From "Ralph S. Mouse" by Beverly Cleary
We loved getting paid for it, but we hated that they used actors to pretend they were us, when we were just as smart and talented as anybody that was being put on the screen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
He tried golf, was terrible at it, hated it, and went back to work manufacturing $5 electric toothbrushes because he found it more engaging than the golf course.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026
“I am probably the most hated man at most of the equipment shows because I push back on the traditional school of thought,” said Light Chief Executive Nicholas Esayian.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
Pete Hegseth may be the most hated man in Washington.
From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2026
Everything looked so peaceful and happy that I hated to disturb them.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
A whole generation grew up under repression, economic collapse and came of age hating him, said Narges Bajoghli, associate professor at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026
He ended up "hating" tennis and still does.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
In this age when animus eats discernment like the rich eat caviar, the luxury we really can’t afford is hating the good guys just because it’s easy — even if they’re billionaires.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 2026
I think the character was designed to start hating.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 17, 2026
I asked Ishtar, hating how pitiful I sounded.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
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