taunt
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When San Antonio’s big man Victor Wembanyama pointed to his temple after goading a Knick into a cheap foul, the taunt was clear: I’m in your head, buddy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
Not only did Clark’s team go on to win, the taunt — much like a number of other moments involving the sharpshooting former Hawkeye — went viral.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 14, 2026
It's the cruel taunt thrown about by rival fans.
From BBC ● Apr. 13, 2026
The residents cheer and taunt and follow from a safe distance.
From Slate ● Feb. 11, 2026
“When I tell people how you taunt an old woman, they don’t believe me. ‘
From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin
Her dreams propelled Jackson toward college — as did a need to avenge the childhood taunts that echoed in his head.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 17, 2026
“Melania” taunts the viewer and takes glee in the assumption that they can’t do anything about it.
From Salon ● Feb. 1, 2026
Thomas Frank said the "boring Tottenham" taunts from his own club's fans were understandable after they were held to a dour 0-0 draw by Brentford on Thursday.
From Barron's ● Jan. 1, 2026
England fans also base taunts on his tearful news conference in 2018.
From BBC ● Nov. 23, 2025
The girl walked off looking rather hurt, and Harry had to endure Dean’s, Seamus’s, and Ron’s taunts about her all through History of Magic.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
After being taunted for bringing her toys, Bonnie is embarrassed but determined to get in with the cool group, leaving her toys outside to be returned to the wrong address by a stranger.
From Salon ● Jun. 21, 2026
The woman alleged that Jackson repeatedly refused to delete the video and then taunted her with it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026
The few protesters taunted the agents, who mostly amused themselves.
From Slate ● May 29, 2026
They allege that despite giving dowry at the time of marriage, they were constantly taunted by the Singhs that the wedding was not according to their "standards" – an accusation Giribala Singh has rejected.
From BBC ● May 21, 2026
The water dripping in the distance taunted him.
From "Time Bomb" by Joelle Charbonneau
Earlier in the week, Carney criticized taunting of Canada by U.S. officials, and said it was not constructive toward resolving outstanding trade issues.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
Sean Duffy is even taunting Pete Buttigieg about it, in a bout of dreaded intra–transportation secretary violence.
From Slate ● May 5, 2026
The Georgia winger is as effective as he is mesmerising, taunting opposition with a languid but unstoppable dribbling style, socks at half mast on his calves, defenders clawing at the scorched turf left behind him.
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026
But the phantoms of the past remain, haunting our dreams and taunting us with the comfort of imagined reconciliation, until we wake up and it slips away.
From Salon ● Apr. 24, 2026
The children would have come back from the stream and would be taunting and chasing one another under the breadfruit tree.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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