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insulting

[in-suhl-ting] / ɪnˈsʌl tɪŋ /


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Gary Oldman as Jackson Lamb seems to take great delight in insulting you, especially after the politician River was supposed to protect gets hit on the head by a pot of paint and dies.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 17, 2026

Australia's opposition leader Angus Taylor on Monday also criticised the gaffe as "insulting", and demanded that Albanese make a personal apology.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

The chain was accused of trivialising the nation's landmark protest movement and insulting the dead, remembered as martyrs by many South Koreans.

From Barron's Aug. 5, 2026

In a statement as chilling as it is insulting, Davis suggests that the protesters triggered a “Mother Hen” instinct that led the justice to rule against the administration on the birthright citizenship case.

From Slate Jul. 15, 2026

“I will stand by the Colonel, Madam,” he said, immediately noticing that Ins voice sounded insulting.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White




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