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hate

[heyt] / heɪt /




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“Crimes motivated by hate have no place in our community,” Altadena Sheriff’s Station Captain Ethan Marquez said in a statement Friday.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 25, 2026

A poll of MarketWatch followers on X found that 75% have worked for a micromanager, with one commenter saying: “They say they hate micromanagers yet aren’t self-aware to realize they are a micromanager.”

From MarketWatch Jul. 21, 2026

“We hate to see it happen. They were in service of our country,” he said.

From Salon Jul. 19, 2026

When visiting fans discover ranch, most love it, some hate it and others are revolted by it.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

Maybe for Dad, publishing a book his father would hate was worth it, because of all the people it’s impacting.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

He hates Obama for making fun of him then.

From Salon Jul. 17, 2026

People will say, “Oh, my dog hates all dogs” and then my dog pulls me over and the dog that hates all dogs just melts.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2026

Everyone hates it, and yet, we’re getting more.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

Referring to David Pecker, the then-publisher of the National Enquirer, Bezos said: “He probably hates me. He probably thinks I’m a left coast liberal, and I’m not,” according to a recording reviewed by the Journal.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 3, 2026

The only thing Mom hates more than accepting help is needing it in the first place, and that’s what being Native seems to mean to her.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

"It made stuff I hated fun," she says.

From BBC Jul. 26, 2026

"I have never once said I hated the trans community... I think there's space for everyone," she said, before the Fever's 123-88 win over the Connecticut Sun in Indianapolis on Wednesday.

From Barron's Jul. 23, 2026

I never hated the sport — it just never moved me.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2026

Meanwhile, Shah is apparently hated by Illinois Democrats for his time there?

From Slate Jul. 11, 2026

Renata hated to be interrupted when she was working.

From "Wolfie & Fly" by Cary Fagan

I was just picturing them both hating how I bastardized their song.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 10, 2026

We’re mostly beyond hating and bragging at this point, happy to be vertical or angled a bit.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 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

Danielle admitted to being "really angry" and hating him at first, feeling that anger gave her some control.

From BBC Feb. 26, 2026

Also, she must still be either hating Mr. McAllister like poison or else loving his eyes out and having second thoughts about not getting annulled.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns




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