boo
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You can’t really blame them if their response to the self-absorbed internal monologues of an unreliable narrator is, Oh, boo hoo.
From Salon ● Jul. 25, 2026
Then Trout had an exceptionally rare experience, a visiting player cheered at the home of the boo.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
Perhaps the organizers thought the crowd wouldn’t dare boo during a patriotic hymn.
From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026
They grads are also primed to boo any speakers who so much as mutter the words “artificial intelligence.”
From Slate ● May 20, 2026
“Your boo is right here waiting for you, Emily!”
From "Amina's Voice" by Hena Khan
That means there is little or no boos t from forced buying, unlike when a company is added to the S&P 500.
From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026
When legislators saw one lone “nay,” from Andrade, loud boos filled the chamber.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
England may have made the ideal start to their 2026 World Cup campaign with a 4-2 victory against Croatia on Wednesday but there were still boos during the match.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026
The crowd, which greeted Paul with boos before settling into sullen, begrudging applause when prodded, is fully prepared for a distraction.
From Slate ● Jun. 16, 2026
This short, tatted guy climbs into the Ring to a mix of cheers and boos.
From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas
Pulisic arrived having lost his starting spot with Italy’s AC Milan and having been booed off the field after going scoreless in his final 17 games with the club.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
Partey was booed by England fans as he made his first appearance at this year's World Cup, having missed his nation's first game at the tournament.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
They booed Harrison — the general manager who engineered the deal — at every home game and chanted “Fire Nico.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026
He was booed by sections of the crowd.
From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2026
Meanwhile, black and white adults stood along the sidelines and either cheered or booed what they were witnessing.
From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry
It consists not only of college students booing AI and waddling seniors raging on Facebook against data centers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Fever fans could be heard booing Bonner at various times during Monday’s game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026
When confronted with an undeniable fact — in this case, thousands of people booing a sitting president — the healthy human mind adjusts its understanding of reality.
From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026
US rapper Travis Scott angered fans in Istanbul after a performance that barely lasted 20 minutes, with the audience booing as he left the stage early Monday, footage on social media showed.
From Barron's ● Jun. 1, 2026
I’m still awed by the amount of courage it must have taken, to approach the stage with her head held high, to stand and speak before that booing audience.
From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day
