bullies
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“It is infectious to play a character who sees the best in people and isn’t mad at the world for all its foibles and bullies and shadows,” Sudeikis recently told the Hollywood Reporter.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026
Many are borrowed from other thinkers—Stephen Covey on time management, Bob Sutton on shutting down bullies, Amy Edmondson on psychological safety—but all are practical.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
A friend of the 15-year-old suspect, who spoke to the BBC on condition of anonymity, described the boy as uptight, who got into fights with his bullies because he refused to let insults pass.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026
Unified could have — or should have — done more to protect her from campus bullies.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026
I’ve found the Cloak made avoiding bullies . . . easier.
From "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" by J.K. Rowling
