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vitriol

[vi-tree-uhl] / ˈvɪ tri əl /


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Beijing first let loose a flood of official vitriol at Ms. Takaichi.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

But Trump saved his greatest vitriol for a Truth Social Post on Friday.

From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026

It still can be overwhelming if she looks at all the vitriol aimed her way online, she said, but “off the internet, it’s a completely different story.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2026

But he heaped particular vitriol on the three conservatives.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

Since he was never questioned or stopped at any airport or customs entry point to any country, he felt free to persist with his broadcast vitriol.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady