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

Rodrigo Duterte, who would assume the presidency the year after the papal visit, would make headlines after cursing the Pope for the traffic chaos he caused.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2025

Given his fluctuating year and the lives gifted to Brook, Pope must have been cursing his luck that he was the victim of Phillips' gravity-defying brilliance.

From BBC • Nov. 29, 2024

During his initial overview of the Chargers’ season schedule, offensive coordinator Greg Roman stopped short of cursing the team’s Week 5 off week, but he was at least “strongly speaking against it.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 11, 2024

Later, Myrtilus was killed by Pelops, cursing him as he died, and some said that this was the cause of the misfortunes that afterward followed the family.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton