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Israeli activists who support Palestinians shared videos showing various degrees of harassment by Hilltop Youth: standing uncomfortably close to Palestinians, staring, spitting, stopping cars and sitting on the hoods.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026

With the biggest global opening weekend in history, “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” is cleaning up at the box office in a manner that left “The Odyssey” spitting sand.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026

She gets him within spitting distance of Downing Street just in time for her husband to dump her.

From Salon ● Jul. 26, 2026

Keenan recalled how the witness spoke of him "spitting out words" and being "disproportionately angry" at times.

From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026

“You! You! You!” she kept screaming in a parody of Mamá’s voice, spitting putrid saliva on my face.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall



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