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hateful

[heyt-fuhl] / ˈheɪt fəl /


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When he did so, he recalled, some Jews thanked him, some said their children were delighted but they weren’t, and some said hateful things.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

In one campaign video, Raman warned voters that Pratt would make the city “a lot more hateful and a lot more stupid.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

"I agree that hateful and violent rhetoric is something ⁠we should reject," he later said on-air.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

"I agree that hateful and violent rhetoric is something we should reject," Kimmel said.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

Strange how the very word “release” had made the procedures of prison a hundred times more hateful.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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