hate
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She added: "I was honestly surprised by the reaction. I'm against hate and divisiveness."
From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026
It’s a great day for people who hate the idea of a livable planet.
From Slate ● Sep. 14, 2026
Police had fingerprint evidence linking a high-profile councillor to a poison pen letter up to 12 months before he went on to target another politician in a "persistent and wicked" hate mail campaign.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
“I hate to say it, but Blythe’s in the middle of nowhere, we’re the furthest from Sacramento, I just hate to say it again, we’re only a few votes out here.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
“I hate Ohio! I’m going to be miserable there! I—I—” She sniffled.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Safer just to enjoy Jay Baruchel’s funny and endearing portrait of a reckless risk-taker who hates being called a daredevil as much as he resents Ben Foster’s Evel Knievel attempting to give him some advice.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
Jenner hates the paparazzi for invading her privacy but sees no moral quandary in collecting a check from Mark Zuckerberg, who wants to invade everyone’s privacy.
From Slate ● Aug. 5, 2026
Ron Burda, 85, recently bought a new Toyota RAV4 and can attest that he hates the driver-assistance technology—but not because he’s older.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
He hates Obama for making fun of him then.
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026
But he hates this word on his tongue even more.
From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers
“He didn’t say he hated Trump,” interjected his wife Lila Trask, 79, who thinks the teacher is sincere.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
“He was playing a character that was like a very crotchety old man who hated everything,” Grossman said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Pete Hegseth may be the most hated man in Washington.
From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2026
The Indiana Fever guard said she had received criticism from people who believed she "hated" transgender people, something she denied.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
That was why she hated getting a fish first go: it was like finishing a ball game after one catch.
From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr
Among all the discourse sparked by a “No Influencers” sign in a Nantucket store, one question cuts through: “Does hating influencers mean hating women?”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
I was just picturing them both hating how I bastardized their song.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
He ended up "hating" tennis and still does.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
In this age when animus eats discernment like the rich eat caviar, the luxury we really can’t afford is hating the good guys just because it’s easy — even if they’re billionaires.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 2026
I loved the watch until I started hating time.
From "The Honest Truth" by Dan Gemeinhart
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