detest
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Among the attributes of Lena Dunham that her detractors detest is the quality of her voice.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
Not only does the Korean magnate understandably detest that style, she has no love for Lindsay either.
From Salon ● Apr. 23, 2026
“I detest it, the mere idea of it,” Freeman told Variety in a recent interview about “The Gray House,” a historical drama series about the work of Union spies during the Civil War.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2024
Not only do the Fremen detest colonizers mining their planet for spice and often attack them, the mining operation is also a dangerous activity in and of itself.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 27, 2024
“Why does she detest this world of theirs so much?”
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
Beijing detests Lai, whom it believes is a separatist.
From Reuters ● Oct. 23, 2023
Those who know him well say he detests opposition.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2023
Crawford detests being out of the lineup for any reason.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 21, 2023
Instead, Boebert detests being associated with Greene, according to reports.
From Salon ● Jan. 17, 2023
“The only person that made any sense in the dream was Professor Tupper. I mean he was the only person that was there that I know really detests me.”
From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger
She detested the East Coast avatars of apocalypse, like Nathanael West, who saw only doom and gloom in sunny L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026
A boisterous protest greeted fans arriving at SoFi stadium in Los Angeles, with demonstrators waving the pre-revolutionary flag detested by the leaders of the Islamic republic.
From Barron's ● Jun. 16, 2026
His father, Kenneth, was a conscientious objector who detested social injustice, nuclear weapons and smoking in equal measure.
From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026
The process has long been detested by physicians and patients.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
His tone made it clear that he detested Grover.
From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan
There’s messaging about neighbors with different political views co-existing amicably – or, if not that, detesting each other for reasons other than politics.
From Salon ● Feb. 6, 2025
“I’ve always had this sort of magical-thinking way of detesting my previous books as a way of pushing myself forward,” she told the Washington Square Review in 2015.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 13, 2023
Also detesting the invasion is Maria Yumasheva, the 19-year-old daughter of Russian real estate developer Valentin Yumashev and his wife Tatyana Borisovna.
From Fox News ● Mar. 5, 2022
Fearing the power of the Huguenots and detesting their faith, the Guises created the Catholic League, an armed militia of Catholics that included armed monks, townsfolk, and soldiers.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2020
And this, no doubt, is due to the fact that the Chinese are alone among nations of the earth in detesting violence and cultivating reason.
From Appearances Being Notes of Travel by G. Lowes (Goldsworthy Lowes) Dickinson
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