hate
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"And I'd hate to lose anybody that cares."
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
I hate that feeling of overspilled momentum when cornering and braking.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
“But during the World Cup,” she said, “they hate us.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
The overarching theme from Chicagoans was: We hate it too, but you just don’t get it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
“I really hate fire,” I admitted to Regan.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
He hates Obama for making fun of him then.
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026
The score is not much better: "Malo hates shopping with me now," says Nathalie.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
Referring to David Pecker, the then-publisher of the National Enquirer, Bezos said: “He probably hates me. He probably thinks I’m a left coast liberal, and I’m not,” according to a recording reviewed by the Journal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026
Trump has agreed to restore the sanctions on Russian oil and proclaimed that he hates to see all the dying and will do whatever he can to get Russia to the negotiating table.
From Salon ● Jun. 18, 2026
He thinks his wife hates him or pities him or both.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
"When you're not respected, it's hard to respect the people that don't respect you... I'm the hated redneck, right? That's me. Not that I did anything wrong, I'm just born here."
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
I don’t think Graham Platner ever hated Jews.
From Slate ● Jul. 10, 2026
For as long as I’ve been a journalist, which is a really long time, public entities have hated public records requests, even while claiming they don’t.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026
In it, Vance credits Kirk’s widow, Erika Kirk — who is even more hated than her dead husband — for convincing his wife, Usha Vance, to have a fourth child.
From Salon ● Jun. 15, 2026
After all the bragging I had done about what a good monkey catcher I was, I hated like the dickens to go and face him, but I couldn’t just run away.
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
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
"She was the leader of our community, and I wonder if somewhere that was also part of the reason her partner ended up hating her so much," says Milne.
From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2026
“It is possible to love the individual who does the evil deed while hating the deed that the person does.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 15, 2026
That surprised me, I guess, because I couldn’t really imagine Calista hating anything.
From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff
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