cursing

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He was also dialing Gulf power brokers over Houthi attacks on ships bound for the Suez Canal and cursing at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 20, 2025

When approached, he showed that he had about half a dozen paragraphs done and was cursing his fate as a newspaper deadline writer.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 7, 2025

Instead of cursing and screaming every time his adrenaline surged, the now sixth-year big-leaguer kept a cooler head.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2025

"Hi, this is Steve. Stop cursing so much."

From Salon • Aug. 22, 2024

A woman was indeed coming out on the sandbar, slipping and no doubt cursing to herself, for her lips went up and down between her clear, peremptory calls.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath