hate
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Kraft, who is Jewish, confirmed he banned the US rapper from performing at Gillette, accusing Macklemore of hate speech and antisemitic rhetoric.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
In a 1998 concert review for The New York Times, writer Ann Powers opened with: “Don’t hate Duncan Sheik because he’s beautiful. He is trying very hard to distance himself from that fact.”
From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2026
“You either love it or you hate it,” he said.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
It would be one thing if Macklemore’s comments in New Jersey truly resembled the hate speech that Kraft accused him of dispensing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
The thing that I love and hate about Rue’s grandmother is that she gives the best shade of any Black woman I’ve ever met.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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Wilson built Lululemon into a retailing juggernaut and helped create the athleisure category—a term he has said he hates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
He added he hates to think about what would have happened if the police had not been in the area and got to him quickly.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
He hates Obama for making fun of him then.
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026
He absolutely hates children, even as the whole plot, somewhat obviously, steers him in the opposite direction.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
“Oh,” I say, thinking of how much Naano hates to be at home by herself for longer than a few hours.
From "Zara’s Rules for Record-Breaking Fun" by Hena Khan
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“It was rather grim, and people hated these two ugly filing cabinets coming out of the ground,” said Whiteman, 88.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
“She’s been the most hated figure in a lot of ways at different times in her life and career,” Amor said.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026
“At first I hated her for doing it,” he says, “but I realized she ruined her own life to set us free.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
He chose a type of filler - hyaluronic acid - that is temporary so he knew that even if he hated the look it would "eventually just dissolve".
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
I hated the dismal place full of sick and suffering women, but we had to go back, again and again, for Betsie’s condition was growing worse.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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I was just picturing them both hating how I bastardized their song.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
We’re mostly beyond hating and bragging at this point, happy to be vertical or angled a bit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
In this age when animus eats discernment like the rich eat caviar, the luxury we really can’t afford is hating the good guys just because it’s easy — even if they’re billionaires.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 2026
"It's really frightening. And I think all of us need to work hard at trying to teach our children and our children's children about not hating other people for being slightly different from yourself."
From BBC ● May 22, 2026
I allowed Frankie and Raizel to walk me to my room, hating their glances of concern.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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