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insulting

[in-suhl-ting] / ɪnˈsʌl tɪŋ /


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"Insulting the city that you're in, especially one with a large number of Black voters, is not usually a prescription that gets made for candidates," she told CNN's Anderson Cooper.

From Salon • Oct. 11, 2024

"Insulting honour does more harm than taking money," she adds.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2024

Insulting, ghosting or backstabbing our way out of expired friendships is gratuitous and cruel.

From Washington Post • Nov. 30, 2022

As a child, we memorized the scene where King Arthur and his Knights of the Roundtable were confronted by the Insulting Frenchman who was inexplicably guarding a castle in England.

From Washington Times • Nov. 8, 2021

Insulting the Queen Mother is going beyond the beyonds.What did she ever do to anyone, that poor old lady?

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt




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