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troll

[trohl] / troʊl /


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Courtney Love accused Charli of being a troll.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

One surefire way to annoy a troll is to call their efforts for attention an “obsession.”

From Salon Jun. 25, 2026

Spencer Pratt is a showboat, a loudmouth, a troll and a self-proclaimed villain who seems willing to say anything in his quest to be the next mayor of Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times May 30, 2026

Cohen proceeded to troll his skeptics last week, posting on X that he had created his own eBay account to sell stuff “to pay for eBay.”

From The Wall Street Journal May 12, 2026

Then Holly felt the magic rush up her arm like a jolt from an electrified troll fence.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer

Segura continued that he’s not the type of guy who’s an “open book” with his personal life, and that he understands the public’s interest in their divorce, whether they are trolls or heartbroken fans.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

One can, on the internet, even encounter trolls akin to the golem versions of real people that we see in the film.

From Salon Jun. 8, 2026

Katseye, who share a label with Le Sserafim, say the senior band helped when they encountered their own internet trolls.

From BBC Jun. 4, 2026

The latest model had a tendency to mention other creatures as well: raccoons, trolls, ogres and pigeons, to be specific.

From The Wall Street Journal May 1, 2026

Then all the trolls started whacking each other, and they rolled and wrestled on the ground.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

You famously trolled an audience of conservatives at a concert held during the Republican National Convention in 2016.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 23, 2026

“They trolled some pretty big names in our popular culture and in the business world,” Krim said.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 9, 2026

The DHS official social media account then trolled Bryan with a video dehumanizing migrants set to his song “Revival.”

From Salon Oct. 8, 2025

Influencer Carly Rowena also found herself being trolled on the platform after her young son was taken to hospital.

From BBC Jun. 21, 2025

Ted rolled down his window and trolled along beside me.

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx

They square the circle of Swift masterminding a full-scale trolling of media and fans while simultaneously hosting a cotton-candy celebrity circus.

From Salon Jul. 9, 2026

Other analysts say the AI messaging could seek to rally his support base and campaign through trolling.

From Barron's Jun. 8, 2026

The problem, cybersecurity researchers say, is that your trolling may be giving the scammer exactly what they want.

From The Wall Street Journal May 28, 2026

Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, Iran’s pugnacious parliament speaker, continued his now-daily trolling of the Trump administration, posting a picture depicting the smoking wreckage of what appeared to be two planes and two helicopters.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 5, 2026

Lawrence’s trolling for government funds took place against the backdrop of a fierce battle in Washington over legislation to bring atomic energy under civilian control.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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