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jealous

[jel-uhs] / ˈdʒɛl əs /


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

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

But I think I felt really jealous that he got to go to work every day and just be alone with his thoughts.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 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

“Once upon a time there was a couple with many cattle, but only one son. Their neighbors became jealous, so they hired a witch to put a curse on them.”

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer




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