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hatred

[hey-trid] / ˈheɪ trɪd /


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"The look was pure hatred. The eyes, it was pure hatred, they were definitely not vacant."

From BBC Jul. 7, 2026

Williams described the look on the boy's face as "pure hatred", adding she "had never seen anything like it".

From BBC Jul. 6, 2026

This is a day to marvel at the freedoms the Founding Fathers insisted we share—the freedom to practice our diverse faiths, without violence or hatred.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 2, 2026

“I do not stand here with hatred for a desire for revenge. I hold no grudges against Mr. Jackson,” Smith said in court.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 2, 2026

His eyes narrowed to slits, and even through that thin gap, I could see his hatred for the name.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda

The inquiry has received thousands of submissions about the impact of "one of society's oldest hatreds", said the counsel assisting the inquiry, Zelie Hegen.

From Barron's May 4, 2026

In a world of tribal hatreds and ancient resentments, the Gospel unites people in bonds of love who might otherwise have every reason to treat each other with suspicion.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 27, 2025

We have rare bipartisanship around this issue, and we risk unraveling into conspiracy and deep hatreds.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 4, 2024

Look, ideologies and fanaticism and hatreds are extremely difficult to eradicate.

From Slate Dec. 16, 2023

The Mercury Theatre team deserved a medal for shining a warning light on the way European dictators like Hitler, Mussolini, and Stalin used radio to “incite hatreds, inflame masses,...abolish reason and maintain themselves in power.”

From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow




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