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bully

[bool-ee] / ˈbʊl i /




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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

Nora Kletter, a freelance screenwriter who attended Crossroads, said she knew him as a bully.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 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

Obviously, Charles would try to bully her into joining his team.

From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein




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