jealous
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“People are jealous of the credibility they’ve created, but that’s not something a marketing budget can buy,” Gastman added.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026
I can’t do it, because I’m jelly, jelly jealous.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026
My youngest boy's getting a little bit jealous of that now as well!
From BBC • Mar. 23, 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
“I’m going to take that to mean that you’re jealous of my linguistic talent, and that you’re not at all suggesting that I’m cheating.”
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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