despise
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Iran has about 90 million people, many of whom despise the regime, many of whom revere it.
From Slate • Mar. 2, 2026
“I know they think I’m a pliant little lapdog,” Martin tells Richard, “but I despise them as much as they despise the rest of us for not being them.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026
Atencio’s fiendish feline would have followed guests throughout the ride, a creature said to despise living humans and with predatory, possessive instincts.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 5, 2025
That will bring relief to investors and the many Argentine citizens who despise the hold the party has long held over the nation’s political and economic life.
From Barron's • Oct. 31, 2025
“But what have I to do with millions? The eighty, I know, despise me.”
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
Vocabulary lists containing despise
"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 16–19
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