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hatred

[hay-trid] / ˈheɪ trɪd /


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For a Padres fan, it goes from a glorious dinger to a lifelong hatred of roofs and roof cables.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

It also reflects on how hatred can prevail and how there’s often a tendency to blame others.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

During closing arguments on Tuesday, Miami County Prosecuting Attorney Paul Watkins leaned heavily into Flynn's text exchanges, which he said demonstrated Flynn's "hatred" for his wife.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

Held in pre-trial detention ever since, Goktas is facing charges of insulting Erdogan and incitement to public hatred, with prosecutors later adding an extra charge of praising crime and criminals, according to the indictment.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

The star sat beside the sleeping man, who had once been her captor and had become her companion on the road, and she wondered where her hatred had gone.

From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman

A fittingly Gothic flavor permeates these tales, which feature hauntings, hatreds and furtive passions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026

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

That creates a permission structure for unstable people to wallow in their irrational hatreds.

From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2024

Tendai realized the man who was the Spirit Medium might have petty hatreds, but mud-limu inside his body had no patience with such things.

From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer


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