lash out
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Characters forced to make do either lash out, like raging overreactors on Lee Sung Jin’s petty, brutal “Beef,” or fall into holding patterns, like the unlucky in love leads of Issa Rae’s dramedy “Insecure.”
From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2026
These setbacks will likely prompt Mr. Putin to lash out.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026
When powerful industries "lash out like this", Ahmed said, "it is the sound of a system under pressure."
From Barron's ● Apr. 10, 2026
And this has made her really relatable, having her son lash out at her like this so publicly.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 28, 2026
But father says that sometimes I get angry and lash out at people, which is true, I suppose.
From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman
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