hateful
Example Sentences
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Coventry said at a news conference last week that the IOC has a safeguarding unit that monitors the organization’s social media platforms for hateful messages.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2026
As well as the ban, Sanchez pledged to change Spanish law to make the chief executives of tech platforms "face criminal liability for failing to remove illegal or hateful content".
From Barron's • Feb. 4, 2026
But as an adult, Thorne sees him as a complicated boy, "he is as loving as he is hateful".
From BBC • Feb. 2, 2026
It is tempting to downplay these hateful displays as fringe.
From Salon • Dec. 17, 2025
As he turned away from her, he could almost feel the heat of her hateful gaze burrowing into the back of his head.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
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