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hateful

[hayt-fuhl] / ˈheɪt fəl /


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“He has endured seemingly unendurable hatred without becoming hateful himself,” Mr. Cruz writes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

The First Amendment prevents government censorship, but one reason there are social penalties, including criticism, shunning and firing for hateful rhetoric, is that it is not, in fact, harmless.

From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2026

Prevent was set up 20 years ago to try to identify future potential terrorists and intervene in their lives, often by challenging hateful ideologies such as far right extremism or support for jihadist violence.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

The commission will also look at social media's "gaps and weaknesses in the detection and removal of hateful content in a timely manner", Lancaster said.

From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026

As he turned away from her, he could almost feel the heat of her hateful gaze burrowing into the back of his head.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley


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