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[jel-uhs] / ˈdʒɛl əs /


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Gloucestershire's Becca Stock, who has millions of followers on TikTok, said while "bored" and "jealous" people do target her online, they are in the minority.

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026

What’s more, the histrionic grandeur she imbues the scene with overshadows the dramatic revelation that follows: the reading of the Delphic oracle’s judgment that she is indeed innocent, and Leontes is “a jealous tyrant.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

Student body president Summit Louth said he had spoken to around 50 classmates and they were either happy or jealous the policy didn’t exist when they were freshmen.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

"But I'm sad and jealous for Wales," he said.

From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026

“Maybe I’ll ask Sara to go with me,” I say, secretly hoping Maddy will be jealous.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan




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