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jealous

[jel-uhs] / ˈdʒɛl əs /


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I can’t do it, because I’m jelly, jelly jealous.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Prosecutors said Rumiantsev had been jealous of the woman's friendship with Trump.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

“Here is a woman who has never been particularly jealous of any other woman, realizing that she deeply envies this chair,” the film’s narrator, voiced by Melanie Griffith, says.

From Salon • Feb. 18, 2026

“People are always going to be jealous of teams that try to win when they feel like others aren’t. Everybody can go out and do the same thing.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 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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