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[lohth] / loʊð /


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The Vances, however, can’t seem to shake off suspicions that they loathe each other, no matter how many smiles they flash at the camera.

From Salon Jul. 29, 2026

"Maybe some people do loathe me, and that's probably true, I don't care," he said later.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

“They’re loathe to really critique some of the foundational problems like a real ideological opponent would.”

From Los Angeles Times May 31, 2026

Alva director Bernard Donoghue OBE said: "Visitor attractions are the places that people prize most and provide the experiences that people, even in a cost-of-living crisis, are most loathe to give up."

From BBC Mar. 19, 2026

They probably still loathe school, but when they go home, their computers are passports to a vast, complex, and communicative world, one still largely invisible to many parents, educators, and other adults.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz

As a feminist who loathes the idea of toxic masculinity, I’ve worked to understand what is going on with the sexes these days.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 24, 2026

"Head coach Eddie Howe loathes to lose long-serving players in January, but this could yet be one to watch if Newcastle sense an opportunity to sign a summer target a few months early."

From BBC Jan. 1, 2026

He cited the example of a 55-year-old client who loathes his high-paying job, but can’t escape the grind.

From MarketWatch Oct. 24, 2025

Strangers confuse him with another Austrian-born director, Fritz Lang, and Pabst’s American movie, “A Modern Hero,” fashioned from a script he loathes, is a flop.

From Los Angeles Times May 4, 2025

“Only that he loathes school and wishes to come home.”

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas

The jingle first aired in the 1990s and has been loved and loathed by listeners ever since.

From Los Angeles Times May 15, 2026

Thirteen years on, receiving a 10-minute clip from a friend, telling you about a complex family feud or workplace drama, is an experience that is loved by some and loathed by others.

From BBC Apr. 25, 2026

Former President Hassan Rouhani, while loathed by parts of the clergy, has in recent months returned to the fore and has experience dealing with the West.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 1, 2026

Spain on Friday celebrated the approval by EU nations of a vast trade deal with South American bloc Mercosur, championed by business groups but loathed by many European farmers.

From Barron's Jan. 9, 2026

Yossarian felt much safer inside the hospital than outside the hospital, even though he loathed the surgeon and his knife as much as he had ever loathed anyone.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller

Janeites may be forgiven for overlooking, if not outright loathing, Mary Bennet from Austen’s sacred “Pride & Prejudice” text.

From Salon Jun. 25, 2026

“Last summer there was lots of kind of fear and loathing about AI,” Lichtenberg said, “and I feel like there’s been a vibe shift.”

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 27, 2026

Michael Jackson is a prime example of this conundrumFor his millions of devotees their love for him is rivalled in intensity only by their seething loathing for his critics.

From BBC Mar. 7, 2026

For more than two decades, attorney Robert Silverstein struck fear — and in some cases, loathing — in Hollywood’s real estate establishment.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 2, 2025

Mr. Alacran looked at Matt with undisguised loathing.

From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer




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