bully
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School districts have been implementing phone bans because of classroom distraction as well as students using them to film fights, spread gossip and bully one another.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026
Drake’s always been a bully, throwing stones from his frigid fortress of solitude and hiding his hand in a diamond-encrusted glove he won at auction.
From Salon • May 21, 2026
The only way to beat a bully is to stand up.
From Slate • May 18, 2026
The controller has a bully pulpit to vent about the city’s dire financial straits, as well as auditing powers to unearth where the city might be overspending, but does not actually manage the budget.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
His voice was loud, contrived; it was as if he was acting and very aware of himself in the role of the bully.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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