insult
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His said speculation and videos of the incident being shared online were "adding insult to injury" for the family and were "difficult to take".
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
The idea that valuing this in a rational way for tax purposes is somehow too hard is an insult to our intelligence.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026
For much of the Gulf, the proposal only added insult to injury.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
The absurdist’s power rests in their ability to befuddle and bewilder, trusting the joke will land with the right folks and insult their target’s intelligence.
From Salon • May 21, 2026
To add insult to injury, the Pythagoreans soon discovered that the golden ratio, the ultimate Pythagorean symbol of beauly and rationality, was an irrational number.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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