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hater

[hey-ter] / ˈheɪ tər /


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Call me a Dow hater, if you must.

From Barron's Jun. 24, 2026

With the Knicks just two wins from completing a magical title run, the most dedicated NYC hater has to concede:

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 8, 2026

Perhaps it’s one long defense of being a hater, as a Forbes story published a few weeks ago posits.

From Salon Nov. 26, 2025

Bolling nodded his approval as he claimed that the onetime crypto hater Trump was the reason he’s now a true believer, not just a speculator.

From Slate Sep. 22, 2025

I don’t remember when the blocks of words began to make sense, but by the end of that school year I’d gone from book hater to bookworm.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson

Allman said he can tell when haters get his wife angry.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 28, 2026

California’s corporate haters say they try to avoid the state’s high costs, income taxes and strict regulations, but the western state is still a top money maker.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 6, 2026

A one-off single, released last October, it's a delicious takedown of Le Sserafim's haters, that asks the question: "If we're really that terrible, how come you're so obsessed?"

From BBC Jun. 4, 2026

That’s the part of this meal her haters can’t stomach.

From Salon Apr. 30, 2026

“Uh, I just want to say I got your back, Imani. Me and my friends. Not all white people are haters, ya know.”

From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper




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