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troll

[trohl] / troʊl /


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Protesters’ organizing documents posted by Mr. McNeal regarding the proposed demonstration asked: “Do we insult and troll them? Do we condemn and roast them?”

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 24, 2026

Also present is Johnathan Lee Riches, a veteran troll and convicted scammer, who—after finishing a prison term for wire fraud—has successfully rebranded as an investigative journalist.

From Slate Feb. 23, 2026

We aren't doing this to troll those of you who are Arsenal fans.

From BBC Feb. 19, 2026

On Monday, eternal troll 50 Cent leaned into the breakup chatter on Instagram, joking that Diggs lost both the Super Bowl and his girlfriend.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 10, 2026

The troll screams to the high heavens and paws at the wound.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

In true “defend forward” spirit, it can also help cut off foreign trolls and state-backed hackers from what’s needed to run an influence operation, like internet access, servers and accounts.

From Salon May 21, 2026

"Content farms and internet trolls are happy to oblige them."

From Barron's May 18, 2026

Recent models of the artificial-intelligence chatbot have been bringing up the creatures in conversations with users seemingly out of the blue, as well as gremlins, trolls and ogres.

From The Wall Street Journal May 1, 2026

Why not pretend to dine in a medieval castle in Miracle Mile or look for trolls on a fern-filled hike in Griffith Park?

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 20, 2026

“When trolls were enslaved by humans, maybe. But we don’t worry about a lot of the things humans fuss over. Simple needs make a simple life.”

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

For two years, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson oversaw work on a documentary about a hip-hop rival he has personally trolled on the internet for even longer.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 14, 2025

The DHS official social media account then trolled Bryan with a video dehumanizing migrants set to his song “Revival.”

From Salon Oct. 8, 2025

Rapper 50 Cent — who has trolled Combs on social media since disturbing allegations against the Bad Boy Records founder first surfaced in late 2023 — offered a less formal take on the verdict.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 2, 2025

Because, you guys don’t see the hate that a lot of us see online, especially female comedians, all we get is trolled.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 23, 2025

The string of cars trolled up Water Street through a bright spring day.

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx

Other analysts say the AI messaging could seek to rally his support base and campaign through trolling.

From Barron's Jun. 8, 2026

The problem, cybersecurity researchers say, is that your trolling may be giving the scammer exactly what they want.

From The Wall Street Journal May 28, 2026

But it’s a campaign video in support of mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt that has taken trolling the opposition to new heights, or perhaps lows.

From Los Angeles Times May 6, 2026

The constant trolling for attention and approval is exhausting.

From Salon Apr. 24, 2026

Key-lime Cadillacs, fire-red Toronados, wide-mouthed, trolling Lincolns, all in perfect shape.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides




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