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hatred

[hey-trid] / ˈheɪ trɪd /


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“It kind of confirmed investors’ hatred of this acquisition,” Morningstar analyst David Swartz said about the sell-off.

From MarketWatch Aug. 27, 2026

"To live up to the hatred that they say they have, they had to fire me," Curlee said.

From Barron's Aug. 26, 2026

Society’s hatred, the novel suggests, begets a destructive self-hatred.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 25, 2026

“At that time,” he wrote in “The Road to Wigan Pier,” his classic about class and economics, “there was, among the young, a curious cult of hatred of ‘old men.’

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2026

"Do you hear me? I forbid it. This hatred can't last forever."

From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

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

A contradiction I’m sure you understand is that Australia is a country of many hatreds, but also a country of great love.

From Slate Dec. 18, 2025

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

"His hatreds are his spiritual nourishment," Moran wrote.

From Salon Jun. 8, 2025

Perhaps nothing in natural history has been at the center of fiercer and more enduring hatreds than the line of ancient beasts known as dinosaurs.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson




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